Dynamics of Satellites (1969): Proceedings of a Symposium held in Prague, May 20–24, 1969

Front Matter....Pages I-VII
Theory of the Motion of an Artificial Satellite....Pages 1-6
Advances in Rapid Orbit Prediction and Applications to Satellite Visibility Studies....Pages 7-18
Determination of the Most Probable Elements of a Satellite Orbit from Incomplete Systems of Elements....Pages 19-23
On the Influence of Distribution of Observations on Accuracy of Orbital Elements of the Earth’s Artificial Satellites....Pages 24-27
The Use of Ellipsoidal Harmonics for the Representation of the Geopotential....Pages 28-35
Computer Derivation of Short-Period Lunar Perturbations....Pages 36-39
Perturbations du Second Ordre d’un Satellite Artificiel de la Terre....Pages 40-40
A Short Study on the Motion of Artificial Satellites of Mercury and Venus....Pages 41-41
Results on the Mass and the Gravitational Field of the Moon as Determined from Dynamics of Lunar Satellites....Pages 42-56
The Use of Brown’s Lunar Theory in Lunar Satellite Perturbations by Sun and Earth....Pages 57-62
The Determination of Planetary Masses from Radio Tracking of Space Probes and Planetary Radar....Pages 63-88
Satellite Trajectory Determination and their Expected Errors OGO-IV, GEOS-I....Pages 89-103
Revised Values for Coefficients of Zonal Spherical Harmonics in the Geopotential....Pages 104-108
Improved Values for the Tesseral Harmonics of the Geopotential and Station Coordinates....Pages 109-118
On the Determination of Parameters of the Earth’s Figure from Satellite Orbit Dynamics....Pages 119-119
Accuracy of Satellite Orbits Obtainable by Synchronous Satellite Tracking....Pages 120-129
Resonant Satellite Geodesy by High Speed Analysis of Mean Kepler Elements....Pages 130-137
Résultats du Dépouillement des Mesures Laser en Géodésie Semi-Dynamique....Pages 138-146
Short Arc Optical Survey of the GEOS North American Network....Pages 147-153
Traitement des Mesures Doppler en Géodésie Semi-Dynamique....Pages 154-161
Comparative Analysis of Different Results on the European Datum from Spatial Geodesy....Pages 162-169
Comparisons and Combinations of Geodetic Parameters Estimated from Dynamic and Geometric Satellite Solutions and from Mariner Flights....Pages 170-179
Tidal Potential with Location-Dependent Amplitude and Phase Angle....Pages 180-180
On the Determination of Field Parameters Using a Generalized Fourier-Analysis....Pages 181-188
Correlation Between the Solar Activity Indices and the Use of these Indices in the Study of Motion of the Earth Satellites....Pages 189-193
New Investigations of Motion of an Artificial Satellite about its Center of Mass....Pages 194-206
Dynamics of Spin-Stabilized Flexible Satellites of Crossed-Dipole Configuration....Pages 207-215
Comparison of Air Densities Derived from the Orbits of 1966-51A, B and C....Pages 216-229
The Use of AES Orbits Evolution Data for Refinement of Some Geophysical Parameters....Pages 230-243
Analysis of the Atmospheric Drag of the Echo 1 Satellite Using the PERLO Orbital Period Determination Program....Pages 244-248
The Upper Atmosphere and its Influence on Satellite Orbits....Pages 249-261
Radiation Pressure Effects in the Motion of Artificial Satellites....Pages 262-272
Air Drag and Solar Radiation Pressure Effects on Close Earth Satellites....Pages 273-273
Effets de L’Atmosphère et de la Pression Réémise a Haute Altitude....Pages 274-282
The Earth’s Shadowing Effects in the Short-Periodic Perturbations of Satellite Orbits....Pages 283-283
Earth-Reflected Radiation Pressure....Pages 284-294
The Orbital Accelerations of High Balloon Satellites....Pages 295-302
Earth Albedo Effects on the Orbital Variations of Echo I and PAGEOS I....Pages 303-312