On the long-period evolution of the sun-synchronous orbits / Kuznetsov E.D., Jasim A.T. // Solar System Research. - 2016. - V. 50, l. 3. - P. 197-203.

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00380946

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Article

Abstract:

The dynamic evolution of sun-synchronous orbits at a time interval of 20 years is considered. The numerical motion simulation has been carried out using the Celestial Mechanics software package developed at the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Bern. The dependence of the dynamic evolution on the initial value of the ascending node longitude is examined for two families of sun-synchronous orbits with altitudes of 751 and 1191 km. Variations of the semimajor axis and orbit inclination are obtained depending on the initial value of the ascending node longitude. Recommendations on the selection of orbits, in which spent sun-synchronous satellites can be moved, are formulated. Minimal changes of elements over a time interval of 20 years have been observed for orbits in which at the initial time the angle between the orbit ascending node and the direction of the Sun measured along the equator have been close to 90° or 270°. In this case, the semimajor axis of the orbit is not experiencing secular perturbations arising from the satellite’s passage through the Earth’s shadow. © 2016, Pleiades Publishing, Inc.

Author keywords:

light pressure; numerical simulation; perturbations; sun-synchronous orbit

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DOI:

10.1134/S0038094616030059

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Affiliations	Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Author Keywords	light pressure; numerical simulation; perturbations; sun-synchronous orbit
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Correspondence Address	Kuznetsov, E.D.; Ural Federal UniversityRussian Federation; email: eduard.kuznetsov@urfu.ru
Publisher	Maik Nauka Publishing / Springer SBM
Language of Original Document	English
Abbreviated Source Title	Sol. Syst. Res.
Source	Scopus