Handbook of Satellite Orbits From Kepler to GPS /

• Main Author: Capderou, Michel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Geophysics.; Remote sensing.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

Fifty years after Sputnik, artificial satellites have become indispensable monitors in many areas, such as economics, meteorology, telecommunications, navigation and remote sensing. The specific orbits are important for the proper functioning of the satellites. This book discusses the great variety...

Table of Contents:

• Geometry of the Ellipse
• Geodesy
• Geopotential
• Keplerian Motion
• Satellite in Keplerian Orbit
• Satellite in Real (Perturbed) Orbit
• Motion of Orbit, Earth and Sun
• Ground Track of a Satellite
• Orbit and Mission
• Orbit Relative to the Sun: Crossing Times and Eclipse
• Orbit Relative to the Earth: Recurrence and Altitude
• View from the Satellite
• Spatiotemporal and Angular Sampling
• Global Positioning (GPS)
• Satellites of Mars
• Satellites of Other Celestial Bodies.