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In this paper we determined the variation of the Keplerian orbital elements of a GPS satellite due to the direct and indirect action of solar radiation pressure. For this study, we created a soft program to determine the Keplerian elements. This soft uses the initial conditions of position and speed of a GPS satellite and solves the Laplace integration problem using Runge - Kutta algorithm of 4th order.

Effects Of Direct And Indirect Solar Radiation Pressure In Orbital Parameters Of GPS Satelittes

Department of Navigation and Naval Management, ”Mircea cel Batran” Naval Academy, 1, Fulgerului Street, Constanta, Romania

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, OVIDIUS University of Constanta, 124, Mamaia Boulevard, Constanta, Romania

Analele ştiinţifice ale Universităţii "Ovidius" Constanţa. Seria Matematică

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In this paper we determined the variation of the Keplerian orbital elements of a GPS satellite due to the direct and indirect action of solar radiation...

Effects Of Direct And Indirect Solar Radiation Pressure In Orbital Parameters Of GPS Satelittes

Published Online: Oct 20, 2015

Page range: 141 - 150

Received: Jun 01, 2013

Accepted: Nov 01, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auom-2014-0039

Keywords
artificial satellites, Laplace problem, solar radiation pressure, orbital elements, Runge - Kutta algorithm

© 2014 Sergiu Lupu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effects Of Direct And Indirect Solar Radiation Pressure In Orbital Parameters Of GPS Satelittes

Published Online: Oct 20, 2015

Page range: 141 - 150

Received: Jun 01, 2013

Accepted: Nov 01, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auom-2014-0039

Keywordsartificial satellites, Laplace problem, solar radiation pressure, orbital elements, Runge - Kutta algorithm

© 2014 Sergiu Lupu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
artificial satellites, Laplace problem, solar radiation pressure, orbital elements, Runge - Kutta algorithm