Theory of satellite motion

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Department Advanced Geodesy

Synopsis:

Fundaments of satellite motion in the field of gravitational and nongravitational forces.

Requirements:

no prerequisities

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Keplerian motion

2. Lagrange and Gauss planetary equations

3. Transformation of geopotential to Keplerian elements

4. First order perturbation theory

5. Influence of non-gravitational disturbances

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Study Objective:

understanding

Study materials:

Burša, Karský, Kostelecký: Dynamika umělých družic v tíhovém poli Země, Academia, 1993

Burša, Kostelecký: Space geodesy and space Geodynamics, Ministry of Defence of the CZ, Prague 1999

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