Lumped geopotential harmonics of order 14, from the orbit of 1967-11G

Title

Lumped geopotential harmonics of order 14, from the orbit of 1967-11G

 Author

King-Hele, D.G.

Institution

Royal Aircraft Establishment RAE

 Date

1985-01-31

 Abstract

The satellite 1967-11G which had an orbital inclination of 40°, passed through 14th-order resonance with the Earth's gravitational field in 1974. The changes in its orbital inclination at resonance have been analysed to obtain values for four lumped 14th-order harmonies in the geopotential, with accuracies equivalent to about 5 cm in geoid height. Analysis of the eccentricity was also attempted, but did not yield useful results. As no previous satellite analysed at 14th-order resonance has had an inclination near 40°, the results have proved to be valuable in determining individual 14th-order harmonies in the geopotential.

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 Publisher

Procurement Executive, Ministry of Defence, Royal Aircraft Establishment, RAE Farnborough

 Access restriction

Campus only

 Source

RAE Technical Report No. 85002

 Part of collection

Aerospace Engineering Reports

 Document type

report

 Rights

© 1985 Controller HMSO London
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