Values of the atmospheric density at 280 KM obtained from spin drag data of COSMOS 54 rocket
Abstract
A set of atmospheric density values at a height of 280 km between MJD 39,675-39,702 is determined by using the spin drag data of COSMOS 54 rocket. For this purpose photometric observations from five tracking stations and data about the satellite and its orbital evolution were used. The density values determined firstly at the perigee height were reduced at a standard height of 280 km and then compared with density values determined by using orbital drag data of this rocket at the same height and in the same time interval. The agreement between the two sets of densities (determined by using two different methods) is satisfactory.
- Publication:
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Astronomische Nachrichten
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- DOI:
- 10.1002/asna.2113040607
- Bibcode:
- 1983AN....304..317M
- Keywords:
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- Astrodynamics;
- Atmospheric Density;
- Drag;
- Rocket Sounding;
- Spin Dynamics;
- Aerodynamic Forces;
- Cylindrical Bodies;
- Photometry;
- Astrodynamics