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On error bounds and initialization in satellite orbit theories

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The order of magnitude of the error is investigated for a first-order von Zeipel theory of satellite orbits in an axisymmetric force field, i.e., first-order long period and short-period effects are included along with second order secular rates. The treatment is valid for zero eccentricity and/or inclination. In the case where initial position and velocity vectors are known, the in-track position error over time intervals of order 1/J 2 is kept at 0(J 2 2), like the other position errors and velocity errors, by calibration of the mean motion with the aid of the energy integral. The results are specifically applicable to accuracy comparisons of the Brouwer orbit prediction method with numerical integration. A modified calibration is presented for the general asymmetric force field which includes tesseral harmonics.

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  1. Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., USA

    John V. Breakwell (Professor, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

  2. University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA

    Juris Vagners (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

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Breakwell, J.V., Vagners, J. On error bounds and initialization in satellite orbit theories. Celestial Mechanics 2, 253–264 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01229499

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