Geostationary Orbit Handbook

Author: ErikMattiasSoop
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Publish Date: 1999-10-01
Features: This manual is written based on 16 years of experience in controlling 15 geostationary satellites. It provides the necessary theoretical and practical foundation for engineering technicians and satellite operators, and can also be used as an introductory textbook for space courses in universities or colleges. The manual includes the following content: basic definitions of orbits and coordinate systems; legal status; elliptical orbits and perturbed orbits; on-orbit control; single and multiple maneuvers within the plane; longitude and eccentricity station-keeping; changes in station-keeping longitude and re-acquisition; orbital maneuvers for old satellites to exit station-keeping; inclination maneuvers; passive and active inclination station-keeping; long-term inclination station-keeping strategies; operational practices; Earth eclipses and lunar eclipses; isolation methods; anti-collision maneuvers; orbit determination; estimation process; tracking accuracy; orbit observability and accuracy.