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On the true circular orbit of a satellite

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The osculating orbit of a planetary satellite moving in the equatorial plane of the central body under the influence of a rotational symmetric perturbation force is elliptical in first order approximation even if the true orbit is always circular. The satellite motion is influenced by a resonance effect due to this perturbing force. An inclined true satellite orbit cannot be circular.

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  1. Deutsche Forschungs-u. Versuchsanstalt für Luft und Raumfahrt e. V., Institut für Dynamik der Flugsysteme, Weßling/Obb., 8031, Oberpfaffenhofen, W. Germany

    E. F. Jochim & M. C. Eckstein

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Jochim, E.F., Eckstein, M.C. On the true circular orbit of a satellite. Celestial Mechanics 21, 149–153 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01230890

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