The relativistic equations of motion for a satellite in orbit about a finite-size,rotating Earth |
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Authors: | Mark A Vincent |
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Institution: | (1) Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado and National Bureau of Standards, 80309 Boulder, CO, USA |
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Abstract: | The relativistic equations of motion are derived for N self-gravitating, rotating finite bodies. These equations are then applied to the near-Earth satellite orbit determination problem. The apparent change of the shape of the Earth from the Earth centered frame to the Solar System barycentric frame changes the value of the Newtonian potential term in the metric. This in turn leads to a simplification of the equations of motion in the barycentric frame. |
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