Abstract
Satellites orbit around the Earth or travel in the planetary system of the sun. They are generally observed from the Earth. To describe the orbits of satellites (positions and velocities), suitable coordinate and time systems have to be defined.
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Xu, G., Xu, J. (2013). Coordinate and Time Systems. In: Orbits. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32793-3_2
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