Satellite Orbital Parameters
| FOCAL8-241
|
Stephen A. Kallis, Jr., Digital Equipment Corporation,
Maynard, Massachusetts
A short program to determine the parameters of orbiting
satellites. Inputs of the radius of the planet and the accelera-
tion of gravity at the planet's surface result in information
concerning the orbital velocity and period for any stated
altitude above 90 miles.
| Minimum Hardware: | 4K PDP-8
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| Source Language: | FOCAL
|
| Catalog:
| July 1973
|