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If a point satellite is orbiting a master, whose mass distribution is not perfectly spherical, then the elements of the satellite orbit are subject to variations, which depend upon the shape of the master mass. These variations are small when compared to the orbital elements themselves.
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© 1989 Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig
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Rimrott, F.P.J. (1989). Secular Variations of the Orbital Elements. In: Introductory Orbit Dynamics. Fundamentals and Advances in the Engineering Sciences / Grundlagen und Fortschritte der Ingenieurwissenschaften. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-90338-9_7
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