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Handbook of Satellite Orbits From Kepler to GPS /

Fifty years after Sputnik, artificial satellites have become indispensable monitors in many areas, such as economics, meteorology, telecommunications, navigation and remote sensing. The specific orbits are important for the proper functioning of the satellites. This book discusses the great variety...

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Main Author: Capderou, Michel. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Geophysics.
Space sciences.
Remote sensing.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03416-4
Table of Contents:
  • Geometry of the Ellipse
  • Geodesy
  • Geopotential
  • Keplerian Motion
  • Satellite in Keplerian Orbit
  • Satellite in Real (Perturbed) Orbit
  • Motion of Orbit, Earth and Sun
  • Ground Track of a Satellite
  • Orbit and Mission
  • Orbit Relative to the Sun: Crossing Times and Eclipse
  • Orbit Relative to the Earth: Recurrence and Altitude
  • View from the Satellite
  • Spatiotemporal and Angular Sampling
  • Global Positioning (GPS)
  • Satellites of Mars
  • Satellites of Other Celestial Bodies.

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