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Naked-eye acquisition of visible near-earth satellitesThis paper develops visual sighting criteria for observing artificial near-earth satellites with the naked eye, and summarizes the mathematics needed to predict visibility efficiently from a set of mean orbital elements. It reports on a successful application of the sighting criteria and visibility-prediction mathematics, and shows that successful visual acquisition depends as much upon the observer's skill in recognizing the constellations as it does upon accurate visibility predictions.
Document ID
19890025287
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mansfield, Roger L.
(Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp. Colorado Springs, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AAS PAPER 87-449
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference
Location: Kalispell, MT
Country: United States
Start Date: December 6, 1987
End Date: December 9, 1987
Sponsors: AIAA, AAS
Accession Number
89A12658
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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