Abstract
Global Navigation Satellite Systems, such as GPS, have locations that must be known very precisely and that are publicly available. For that reason, they provide an ideal dataset for studying orbits, both at an introductory level and for more advanced projects such as observing the effects of Earth's equatorial bulge, the Moon's gravitational attraction, or solar radiation pressure. The authors provide Python scripts that will process the satellite data into formats that can be used by students.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 407-413 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American Journal of Physics |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2024 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- General Physics and Astronomy