Geostationary satellite orbital geometry and coverage area variations due to the attitude control errors
Abstract
The relations concerning the satellite-observer-satellite geometry for the geostationary orbit are presented. Two nomograms which allow rapid determination of the localization angles of the satellite, for an observer on the earth's surface, and from the satellite of points on earth's surface are reported. Some results on the satellite coverage area variations obtained simulating errors in its attitude control system are discussed.
- Publication:
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Alta Frequenza
- Pub Date:
- February 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983AlFr...52...56B
- Keywords:
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- Astrodynamics;
- Geosynchronous Orbits;
- Satellite Attitude Control;
- Synchronous Satellites;
- Analytic Geometry;
- Earth Surface;
- Errors;
- Observation;
- Astrodynamics