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This chapter provides background information and defines the terminology used in orbit analysis and mission planning. Approximate expressions, appropriate for hand calculation, are provided and motivated so far as possible. Many general technical works are widely available in the areas of celestial mechanics and orbit analysis; among the more popular are Baker [1967], Baker and Makemson [1967], Battin [1964], Escobal [1965], Herrick [1971], Kaplan [1976], McCuskey [1963], Roy [1965], Ruppe [1966], and Thomson [1963].
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Wertz, J.R. (1978). Summary of Orbit Properties and Terminology. In: Wertz, J.R. (eds) Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9907-7_3
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