Preliminary Orbit Determination of Artificial Satellites: A Vectorial Sixth-Order Approach

Table 1

Orbital elements and temporal distance between 𝑟₁ and 𝑟₂. Reference Orbit I.

𝑎= 4.0 e.r.	i = 15°	Δ𝑡 = 0.01044412 D.J.
𝑒 = 0.2 e.r.	Ω = 30°	Δ𝜈 = 12.232°
𝑇 = January 1, 1964 0^hr, 0^min, 0^seg	𝜔 = 10°