On the true circular orbit of a satellite |
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| Authors: | E. F. Jochim M. C. Eckstein |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Deutsche Forschungs-u. Versuchsanstalt für Luft und Raumfahrt e. V., Institut für Dynamik der Flugsysteme, Weßling/Obb., 8031 Oberpfaffenhofen, W. Germany |
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| Abstract: | The osculating orbit of a planetary satellite moving in the equatorial plane of the central body under the influence of a rotational symmetric perturbation force is elliptical in first order approximation even if the true orbit is always circular. The satellite motion is influenced by a resonance effect due to this perturbing force. An inclined true satellite orbit cannot be circular. |
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