Ground-track shift / rev
Earth-rotation longitude shift per orbit and revs/day (no J2).
SIDUS educational calculator. Category satellite. Tags: earth-observation, geo, operations, satellite. Pure SI. Not flight software.
Formula
ΔL ≈ −ω_E T per rev
Ground-track longitude shift
Primary sources
- Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications (David A. Vallado): Standard reference for two-body, Lambert, maneuvers, and J2. Equations implemented independently in SIDUS.
- Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students (Howard D. Curtis): Textbook derivations for Hohmann, vis-viva, rocket equation, elements.
- Space Mission Engineering: The New SMAD (Wertz, Everett, Puschell (eds.)): Mission engineering handbook: RF links, constellations, and ops framing.
How do AI agents use this tool?
Read /llms.txt or call https://sidus.tools/api/mcp. Open the interactive page for live SI inputs.