On the true circular orbit of a satellite

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 1980 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Celestial Mechanics, volume 21, pages 149-153 (issn: 0008-8714, eissn: 1572-9478,

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Authors: Jochim, E. F.; Eckstein, M. C.;

doi: 10.1007/bf01230890

On the true circular orbit of a satellite

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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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equatorial plane, osculating orbit, circular orbit, Orbital mechanics, planetary satellite, rotational symmetric perturbation

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