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Small eccentricities or inclinations in the Brouwer theory of the artificial satellite
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Orbit DeterminationGeostationary OrbitEngineeringPhysicsAerospace EngineeringGeometryArtificial SatelliteSmall EccentricitiesCelestial MechanicNew FormulasBrouwer TheoryOrbital DynamicsPlanetary InteriorGravity FieldGeodesy
Brouwer's theory of the artificial satellite is re-examined for small eccentricities and inclinations and im- proved formulas are obtained. The validity of the new formulas is confirmed by comparison with the results of numerical integration.