Re-entry prediction of objects with low-eccentricity orbits based on mean ballistic coefficients
During re-entry objects with low-eccentricity orbits traverse a large portion of the dense atmospheric region almost every orbital revolution. Their perigee decays slowly, but the apogee decays rapidly. Because ballistic coefficients change with altitude, re-entry predictions of objects in low-eccen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Open Astronomy |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2020-0006 |