Repeating Ground Track Orbit Design

Version 1.1.0.0 (388 KB) by David Eagle
Four MATLAB scripts for designing and analyzing repeating ground track orbits.
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Scripts include (1) time to repeat ground track (nodal period) using Kozai orbit propagation, (2) time to repeat ground track using numerical integration (3) required mean semimajor axis using Wagner's algorithm and (4) required osculating semimajor axis using numerical integration.

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David Eagle (2024). Repeating Ground Track Orbit Design (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/39086-repeating-ground-track-orbit-design), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.0

Updated algorithms and PDF document. Added fourth MATLAB script for estimating osculating semimajor axis.
1.0.0.0