Numerical Mean Element Orbital Analysis With Morbiter

TBMG-8482

09/01/2010

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The Morbiter software numerically averages an osculating orbit’s equations of motion (EOM) to arrive at the mean orbit’s EOMs, which are then numerically propagated to obtain the long-term orbital ephemerides. The long-term evolution characteristics, and stability, of an orbit are best characterized using a mean element propagation of the perturbed, two-body variational equations of motion. The average process eliminates short period terms, leaving only secular and long period effects. Doing this avoids the Fourier series expansions and truncations required by the traditional analytic methods.

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"Numerical Mean Element Orbital Analysis With Morbiter," Mobility Engineering, September 1, 2010.
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Sep 1, 2010
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TBMG-8482
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English