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Chapter 8 Geostationary <strong>Orbit</strong> <strong>Determination</strong> And Prediction During <strong>Satellite</strong> Maneuvers<br />

Changes <strong>of</strong> Omega (arc_sec)<br />

Changes <strong>of</strong> i (arc_sec)<br />

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Sun/Moon Positions (deg)<br />

Figure 8-2 Secular Variations <strong>of</strong> Inclination <strong>of</strong> GEO <strong>Satellite</strong> due to Sun/Moon Position Changing<br />

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Sun/Moon Positions (deg)<br />

Figure 8-3 Secular Variations <strong>of</strong> Longitude <strong>of</strong> Ascending Node <strong>of</strong> GEO <strong>Satellite</strong> due to Sun/Moon Position Changes<br />

Figure 8-2 and Figure 8-3 show that the gravitational attractions <strong>of</strong> the Sun and the Moon pull the geostationary<br />

satellites out <strong>of</strong> equatorial orbit plane, gradually increasing satellite’s orbital inclination. In addition, the<br />

noncircular shape <strong>of</strong> the earth’s equator causes these satellites to be slowly driven to one <strong>of</strong> two stable<br />

equilibrium points along the equator, resulting in an east-west liberation (drifting back and forth) about these<br />

points.<br />

The secular variation from the Moon attraction is about twice as strong as from the Sun’s attraction. This is<br />

because the distance from the Sun is much larger than the Moon and the attraction from the Sun decreases with<br />

the cube <strong>of</strong> the distance from the Sun to the Earth. For the secular variation <strong>of</strong> inclination i from the Sun<br />

attraction, the maximum variations will be reached four times each year, two times for positive changes and two<br />

times for negative changes. For the secular variation <strong>of</strong> inclination i from the Moon attraction, the maximum<br />

variations will be reached four times each lunar month, also two times for positive changes and two times for<br />

negative changes. For the secular variation <strong>of</strong> the longitude <strong>of</strong> the ascending node, Ω, from the Sun attraction,<br />

the maximum variations occur at midsummer and midwinter. At the beginning <strong>of</strong> spring and autumn, the secular<br />

variation <strong>of</strong> Ω is zero. The effect <strong>of</strong> the lunar perturbation on the orbital inclination is the same as that <strong>of</strong> the<br />

solar perturbation. The variations are maximum twice per lunar month and passes through zero in between.<br />

Due to non-spherical geopotential gravitation, the Sun and the Moon attractions, the inclination and longitude <strong>of</strong><br />

the ascending node <strong>of</strong> the geostationary satellite will gradually drift away from the original position.<br />

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Sun<br />

Moon<br />

Sun<br />

Moon

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