AOP argument of periapsisCPF Consolidated Prediction FormatDEC declinationECC eccentricityUKF unscented Kalman filterGround-based optical tracking systems used in space surveillance provide no range information, and an observed arc is too short compared to the orbital period to provide enough dynamical ...
= argument of the periapsis of an orbit, deg or rad! MOID0 = argument of the periapsis yielding minimum orbitalintersection distance equal to 0, deg or rad! ? = Earth’s mean angular velocity, rad=sSubscripts1imp = referring to the one-impulse transfer2imp = referring to the two-...
The effect in the argument of periapsis due to the main zonal harmonics is revealed to be about three orders of magnitude greater than that of SRP. Two comparisons are given. To obtain longer lifespan of the spacecraft, continuous variable low-thrust control is implemented. Radial and/or ...