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Cristiano
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Consider an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth and suppose that the atmosphere co-rotates with the Earth.
I need to calculate x, y and z components of the atmospheric drag.
I know how to calculate the drag in a non-spinning atmosphere and I have all the data to do that, but the Earth’s rotation confuses me.
I know the x, y and z components of the satellite state (position and velocity). The z-axis is the Earth’s rotation axis and the x-axis and y-axis lie on the equatorial plane. The exes do not rotate (it’s an inertial reference frame).
Please, could somebody help me?
I need to calculate x, y and z components of the atmospheric drag.
I know how to calculate the drag in a non-spinning atmosphere and I have all the data to do that, but the Earth’s rotation confuses me.
I know the x, y and z components of the satellite state (position and velocity). The z-axis is the Earth’s rotation axis and the x-axis and y-axis lie on the equatorial plane. The exes do not rotate (it’s an inertial reference frame).
Please, could somebody help me?