Lumped geopotential harmonics of order 14, from the orbit of 1967-11G |
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Authors: | DG King-Hele |
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Institution: | Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants, U.K. |
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Abstract: | The satellite 1967-11G, which had an orbital inclination of 40°, passed through the 14th-order resonance with the Earth's gravitational field in 1974. The changes in its orbital inclination at resonance have been analysed to obtain values for four lumped 14th-order harmonics in the geopotential, with accuracies equivalent to about 5 cm in geoid height. Analysis of the eccentricity was also attempted, but did not yield useful results.As no previous satellite analysed at 14th-order resonance has had an inclination near 40°, the results have proved to be valuable in determining individual 14th-order harmonics in the geopotential. |
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