Dynamical evolution of objects on highly elliptical orbits near high-order resonance zones
Abstract
Both analytical and numerical results are used to study high-order resonance regions in the vicinity of Molnya-type orbits. Based on data of numerical simulations, long-term orbital evolution are studied for objects in highly elliptical orbits depending on their area-to-mass ratio. The Poynting-Robertson effect causes a secular decrease in the semi-major axis of a spherically symmetrical satellite. Under the Poynting-Robertson effect, objects pass through the regions of high-order resonances. The Poynting-Robertson effect and secular perturbations of the semi-major axis lead to the formation of weak stochastic trajectories.
- Publication:
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Complex Planetary Systems, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
- Pub Date:
- July 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921314008151
- Bibcode:
- 2014IAUS..310..168K
- Keywords:
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- celestial mechanics;
- highly elliptical orbit;
- high-order resonance;
- satellite;
- stochastic trajectory