Algorithms for Satellite Orbital Dynamics

Author: Dr. Lin LIU Dr. Lin LIU is a distinguished professor at the Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Nanjing University. He is regarded as the main founder of the research in celestial dynamics and spacecraft orbit determination in China. He has been involved in Chinese Space projects including the Shenzhou Spacecraft project and the Moon Exploration project. He formerly held the director positions at the Chinese Astronomy Society and the Chinese Aerospace Society Translator: Dr. Shengpan Zhang Dr. Shengpan Zhang is a retired scientist. She formerly worked as an associate professor at Nanjing University and as a research scientist at York University, both in astronomy. She received NASA‘s Group Achievement Award for her contribution to the UARS space project. Her research focuses on the stability of the solar system and orbit theory, and the upper atmospheric physics.

• Preface.- Introduction.- Chapter 1 Selection and Conversions of Coordinate System.- Chapter 2 Complete Solutions of the two-body Problem.- Chapter 3 Analytical methods of structural solutions for a perturbed satellite orbit.- Chapter 4 Non-singular point analytical solutions for a perturbed Earth’s satellite orbit by extrapolation.- Chapter 5 Design of satellite orbit and lifespan estimation.- Chapter 6 Orbital solutions of satellites of the Moon and major planets.- Chapter 7 Orbits in the restricted three-body problem and calculation methods.- Chapter 8 Numerical methods for satellite orbit extrapolation.- Chapter 9 Formulation of orbit determination and calculation of initial orbit.- Chapter 10 Determination of precession orbit.- Appendix.