Nodal Period of an Earth Satellite |
| Description: | Calculates the nodal period of a satellite using a numerical integration technique. The algorithm first uses the RKF78 method to propagate the first-order perturbed equations of satellite motion forward in time to bracket a "nodal objective function". Once a bracket is found, the algorithm then uses Brent's root-finding method to find the time at which the objective function is zero to within a user-defined tolerance. While looking for the root the software also uses the RKF78 method to propagate the satellite's orbit subject to the main oblateness gravity perturbation of the Earth. |
| Filename: | tnodal.zip |
| ID: | 9491 |
| Author: | C. Deagle, Jr. |
| Downloaded file size: | 242,752 bytes |
| Size on calculator: | 43 KB |
| Platforms: | Prime |
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| Primary category: | Science |
| Languages: | ENG |
| File date: | 2022-10-20 17:32:08 |
| Creation date: | 2022-10-20 |
| Source code: | Included |
| Download count: | 112 |
| Version history: | 2023-05-29: Added to site
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