Extreme value problems of the convergence of a satellite and an observer
Abstract
Equations are presented for five different cases of the convergence of a satellite and an observer. An exact definition is proposed for the culmination of a satellite, and its relation to other convergence points is examined. A proof is presented for four theorems on the properties of convergence points, and computations are carried out for the GEOS-A satellite to illustrate the theorems.
- Publication:
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Navigational Referencing and Statistical Processing of Space Data
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983nrsp.book...41Z
- Keywords:
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- Celestial Mechanics;
- Convergence;
- Extremum Values;
- Satellite Tracking;
- Spacecraft Motion;
- Circular Orbits;
- Differential Equations;
- Geos 1 Satellite;
- Optical Tracking;
- Satellite Orbits;
- Theorem Proving;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking