Abstract

Analysis of high precision 2-day mean orbital elements of several U.S. Navy navigation satellites is presented. The combined analytical-numerical method for the computation of the elements from the Defense Mapping Agency precision ephemerides is described. The precision of the semimajor axis and the inclination orbital elements are determined to be 2 cm and 0.016″ respectively. The 28th degree and 27th order terms of the geopotential field are determined with the mean elements.

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