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East-west stationkeeping requirements of 24-h satellites due to Earth's triaxiality and luni-solar effects

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Ignoring luni-solar perturbations, analytical solution for longitude deviation of the ‘stroboscopic’ mean center of 24-h satellites ground trace in the neighborhood of a prespecified station is obtained. The initial semimajor axis for two-maneuver east-west stationkeeping is then deduced. Finally, the luni-solar long and short period effects on this initial semimajor axis are discussed.

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  1. Space Systems Technology Dept., Philco-Ford Corporation, Palo Alto, USA

    Ahmed Aly Kamel

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Kamel, A.A. East-west stationkeeping requirements of 24-h satellites due to Earth's triaxiality and luni-solar effects. Celestial Mechanics 12, 425–438 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01595389

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