Abstract:The current work will be focused upon the study of the effects of the earth's gravitational field on the motion of an artificial satellite constellation and a computational model for this perturbation on the constellation orbit will be done; the earth's gravitational field up to second zonal harmonics is considered. This perturbation make a drift for the orbital elements of satellite constellation that make continues coverage and lead to a shift of the whole constellation structure. The equations of motion und… Show more
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