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Measuring the Perigee Advance of an Artificial Satellite under the Angular Momentum and Earth’s Electromagnetic Field Influence

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The current paper is concerned with the orbital precession of a satellite moving in an inclined plane to the equatorial plane, as defined in the Kerr–Newman field. Based on the angular momentum and the charge of the field generated by the Earth, a numerical value of the perigee advance of some artificial satellites is calculated. Due to the effect of the angular momentum and the Earth’s electromagnetic field, the stability of the satellite is examined. The achieved results are compared with those obtained by the Beacon Explorer C, LAGEOS, LAGEOS II, LARES, GPS, and GRACE A, B satellites.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to Prof. M. I. Wanas (Cairo University, Egypt) for his deepest interest and useful feedback.

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Bakry, M.A., Moatimid, G.M. & Tantawy, M.M. Measuring the Perigee Advance of an Artificial Satellite under the Angular Momentum and Earth’s Electromagnetic Field Influence. Gravit. Cosmol. 28, 204–215 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0202289322020025

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