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24 questions linked to/from How do SDP4's "Deep space" corrections to SGP4 account for the Sun's and Moon's gravity?
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Sun-synchronous satellite orbit propagation
I'm trying to propagate the orbit of a sun-synchronous satellite. The initial data is defined by the TLE.
The orbit of the satellite is controlled by the operator ...
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Why are Keplerian elements used in TLEs instead of Cartesian state vectors?
Propagating a state vector seems easier, you just account for the gravity, change the velocity and update the position.
It also allows to easily apply perturbations, etc.
Additionally, the ...
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Has a TLE ever been issued for a spacecraft trajectory not bound to Earth orbit?
This excellent answer to the question Why has no TLE been published for the DSCOVR satellite and the Falcon 9 R/B? suggests that to the best of the writer's knowledge TLEs are only issued for ...
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SGP4 on Systems Tool Kit (STK); how to check if SDP4 deep space correction is implemented?
I am doing orbit propagation for a geostationary satellite which requires the deep space corrections of SDP4. See my previous question SGP 4 for Geostationary Satellite.
I am using SGP4 on STK, but, ...
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When calculating the future orbit of an artificial Earth satellite, is the Moon's gravity significant or insignificant?
Imagine a mathematician is plotting the future orbit of a satellite to be launched and put in orbit around the Earth.
When they are making their calculation, is the moon so far away and the ...
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Can the deactivated satellites also be tracked through TLE?
TLE is used to track whether the satellites are in orbit or not. However, is it possible that a particular satellite is deactivated, decommissioned or deorbited yet its TLE is being updated regularly?
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Textbook or scholarly discussion of equations used by the SDP4 part of SGP4 TLE propagators beyond Space Track Report #1?
(the famous) Space Tract Report #3 discussed at length in Dr. T.S. Kelso's Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3, AIAA 2006-6753 Describes the "deep space" corrections to the original SGP4 known ...
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SGP 4 for Geostationary Satellite
I have read some sources that say that SGP4 is for satellite which have orbital period less than 225 minutes. For orbital period more than 225 minutes, we should use SDP4 instead.
I need a ...
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Is TESS really lost? What does Celestrak mean exactly?
From this answer to the question What artificial satellite has the farthest orbit around the Earth?:
I found the following "far out" spacecraft:
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)...
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Get dates when a satellite has performed maneuver from historical TLE data (python)?
I have been recently acquainted with orbital mechanics and am trying to do some analysis on the subject. Since I don't have subject matter expertise, I am at a crossroads with trying to decide that ...
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How can Earth-Centered Inertial (ECI) coordinates be properly called "inertial" if the Earth's orbit is always accelerating towards the Sun?
I've just realized (again) that I don't understand anything, something that often happens to me after reading a @DavidHammen answer.
How can Earth-Centered Inertial (ECI) coordinates be inertial if ...
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TLE SGP4 Coordinate Transformations
I am working on developing a user friendly SGP4 orbit propagator in C on a PIC24.
I have extensively read Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3 and celestrak - there are a few outstanding questions I have.
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Confused about SGP4 implementation published by celestrack
I was trying to understand how SGP4 computes the propagated position I had a look on the original publication paper but i have not found a satisfactory answer.
So I had a look to the Matlab ...
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Why can't custom-made TLEs for the DSCOVR launch booster in orbit around Earth work with SDP4?
This fascinating answer to Why has no TLE been published for the DSCOVR satellite and the Falcon 9 R/B? presents links to custom-made TLEs for the Falcon 9 rocket body that put DSCOVR into orbit, and ...
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Cis-L2 Libration Point Halo Orbit
Queqiao became the first satellite to orbit the Cis-L2 libration point (far side of the moon). Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_4
Does anyone have any insight on how to model this orbit ...
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