On the secular decrease in the semimajor axis of Lageos's orbit

DOI10.1007/BF01230417zbMath0514.70014MaRDI QIDQ3660970

David Parry Rubincam

Publication date: 1982

Published in: Celestial Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Yarkovsky effectcharged particle dragEarth's Albedoneutral atmospheric dragSchach effectsecular decrease of semi-major axis of Earth satellite Lageosterrestrial radiation pressure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Astronomy and astrophysics (85A99) Celestial mechanics (70F15) Orbital mechanics (70M20)

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