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What is the number of independent constants required to specify the nominal orbit?(a) 6(b) 5(c) 2(d) 7I got this question in a job interview.This intriguing question comes from Orbital Mechanics and Clock Characteristics in chapter Satellite Radio Navigation& Inertial Navigation of Avionics

Answer» RIGHT choice is (a) 6

The BEST explanation: Six independent CONSTANTS are needed to specify the nominal orbit. These can be the three components of POSITION and velocity at any instant of time and are USED in the orbital mechanics equations.


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