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Another significant perturbation on the motion of a satellite about an atmosphere-bearing planet is that of atmospheric drag.
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Longuski, J.M., Hoots, F.R., Pollock IV, G.E. (2022). Perturbations due to Atmospheric Drag. In: Introduction to Orbital Perturbations. Space Technology Library, vol 40. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89758-1_12
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