Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences
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Journal

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences


Volume
& Issue

Volume 2, Issue 2


Published
on

October 3, 2017


Pages

403-414


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Article

Analytical solutions of the relative orbital motion in unperturbed and in J2 - perturbed elliptic orbits

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Authors

S. M. El-Shaboury Affiliation:
Mathematics Dept. Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
, M.K. Ammar Affiliation:
Mathematics Dept. Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
and W.M. Yousef Affiliation:
Basic Science Dept. Canadian International College for Engineering, Cairo, Egypt


Abstract

This paper introduces a different approach to obtain the exact solution of the relative equations of motion of a deputy (follower) satellite with respect to a chief (leader) satellite that both rotate about central body (Earth) in elliptic orbits by using Laplace transformation. Moreover, the paper will take the perturbation due to the oblateness of the Earth into consideration and simulate this problem with numerical example showing the effect of the perturbation on the Keplerian motion. The solution of such equations in this work is represented in terms of the eccentricity of the chief orbit and its true anomaly as the independent variable.


Keywords

Relative motion of two satellites, Tschauner Hempel equations, J2 Perturbation, Laplace transformation, 37N05, 70F15


Citation

El-Shaboury, S. M., Ammar, M., & Yousef, W. (2017). Analytical solutions of the relative orbital motion in unperturbed and in J2 - perturbed elliptic orbits. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 2(2), 403–414. https://doi.org/10.21042/AMNS.2017.2.00032

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