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Perturbations of a close-earth satellite due to sunlight diffusely reflected from the earth. II - Variable albedoA semianalytical method has been developed to calculate the radiation-pressure perturbations of a close-earth satellite due to sunlight reflected from the earth. It is assumed that the satellite is spherically symmetric and that the solar radiation is reflected from the earth according to Lambert's law. To account for the increasing reflectivity of the earth toward the poles, its albedo is assumed to have a latitudinal dependence. The effect of the terminator on the perturbations has been neglected. The perturbations within a particular revolution are given analytically, while the long-range perturbations are obtained by accumulation.
Document ID
19780038967
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lautman, D. A.
(Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge Mass., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: Celestial Mechanics
Volume: 16
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Accession Number
78A22876
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-09-015-002
Distribution Limits
Public
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