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A theory is developed for the perturbations to the orbit of a spherically symmetric satellite which accounts for the changes in the perigee and nodal positions and the variations of the Sun-Earth distance and direction over an orbital revolution. The theory is semi-analytical, the equations of motion being integrated with respect to time over the sunlit period of each orbital revolution. Long-periodic and short-periodic perturbations may be treated separately, and this is important for long-term analyses in terms of mean elements where short-period terms are averaged or omitted.
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Harwood, N.M., Swinerd, G.G. Long-periodic and secular perturbations to the orbit of a spherical satellite due to direct solar radiation pressure. Celestial Mech Dyn Astr 62, 71–80 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692069
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