Perturbations of the Orbit of the Echo Balloon
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- 18 November 1960
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 132 (3438) , 1484-1486
Abstract
The motion of the Project Echo communications satellite during its first 12 days clearly confirms previous predictions of the influence of solar radiation pressure. During this time, solar pressure reduced perigee height by 44 km. The approximate value of 1.1 × 10 -18 g/cm 3 has been obtained for the average air density at the 1600-km altitude of the satellite.Keywords
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