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Title: Theory of Satellite Geodesy : Applications of Satellites to Geodesy by William M. Kaula ISBN: 0-486-41465-5 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 27 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Classic in the Field
Comment: A reprint of this book is long overdue because I know several people who have a crumpled photocopy of the original addition and many others who have searched for a used copy without success. This book is a must read for anyone with more than a passing interest in astrodynamics and especially gravity field modeling.
The book begins with a concise description of the earth's gravity field in terms of potential theory. After a quick refresher on matrices and orbital elements, Kaula proceeds to describe the motion of an artificial satellite. In particular, he provides a detailed analysis of gravity field perturbations upon the evolution of the orbital elements including secular effects and resonance effects. The final chapters are concerned with modeling observations used to track satellites, using the observations to estimate the true motion of the satellite, and estimating geodetic information from the motion of the satellite.
Although first published in 1966, this book remains one of the best volumes available on satellite theory and geodesy. It is still used as a reference and textbook by many if not most experts in the field. However, the work is certainly not perfect. Kaula gives a concise and complete coverage of the subject, but it comes at the cost of loads of equations with little explanatory text. This can make it somewhat difficult to follow. It is certainly not written as a popular guide for the general public. Nevertheless, many astrodynamicists are delighted to have this volume available from the good folks at Dover.
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Title: An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics by Forest Ray Moulton ISBN: 0486646874 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1984 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Fundamentals of Astrodynamics by et al., Roger Bate ISBN: 0486600610 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1971 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Introduction to Space Dynamics by William Tyrrell Thomson ISBN: 0486651134 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1986 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications, 2nd. ed. (The Space Technology Library) by David A Vallado ISBN: 1881883124 Publisher: Microcosm, Inc Pub. Date: 21 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $54.75 |
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Title: Satellite Orbits: Models, Methods, Applications by Oliver Montenbruck, Eberhard Gill ISBN: 354067280X Publisher: Springer Verlag Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $74.95 |
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