Effects of motion of the equatorial plane on the orbital elements of an earth satellite |
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Authors: | Yoshihide Kozai Hiroshi Kinoshita |
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Affiliation: | (1) Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 02138 Cambridge, Mass., USA;(2) Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, 181 Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan;(3) Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, 181 Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Exact differential equations relating the perturbations to satellite orbital elements by the motion of the Earth's equatorial plane are derived, and they are solved to second order in precession. The system proposed in a previous paper (Kozai, 1960), in which the inclination and the argument of perigee are referred to the equator of date and the longitude of the ascending node is measured from a fixed point along a fixed plane and then along the equator of date, can still be recommended for precise studies of satellite motion even when the second-order perturbations are taken into account. |
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