Introduction to orbit mechanics (I)

8 Novembro 2022, 08:00 André Maria da Silva Dias Moitinho de Almeida

:: Orbit Description
- Ground traces
- Orbit description: Keplerian elements
- Orbit Observation and determination:
-Two/Three Line Elements (TLSs)
- Simplified Perturbation models (SGP, SGP4, SDP4, SGP8 and SDP8)

Further reading:
Chapter 4 of Fortescue et al. (Spacecraft Systems Engineering)