Abstract In order to obtain new insight into the detailed structure of the lower thermosphere the long-established method of drag analysis again proves to be a powerful tool. For near-circular satellite orbits, in addition to the semi-major axis, the eccentricity and the argument of perigee are strongly influenced by atmospheric drag. With the help of a new computational scheme, which is based on fundamental equations of satellite drag analysis, the amplitudes and phases of global density variations are derived.
Lower thermospheric density structure derived from late decay phases of satellite orbits
Advances in Space Research ; 5 , 7 ; 179-182
01.01.1985
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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