# Satellite orbital precessions caused by the first odd zonal J3 multipole of a non-spherical body arbitrarily oriented in space

@article{Renzetti2014SatelliteOP,
title={Satellite orbital precessions caused by the first odd zonal J3 multipole of a non-spherical body arbitrarily oriented in space},
author={G. Renzetti},
journal={Astrophysics and Space Science},
year={2014},
volume={352},
pages={493-496}
}
• G. Renzetti
• Published 8 April 2014
• Physics
• Astrophysics and Space Science
An astronomical body of mass M and radius R which is non-spherically symmetric generates a free space potential U which can be expanded in multipoles. As such, the trajectory of a test particle orbiting it is not a Keplerian ellipse fixed in the inertial space. The zonal harmonic coefficients J2,J3,… of the multipolar expansion of the potential cause cumulative orbital perturbations which can be either harmonic or secular over time scales larger than the unperturbed Keplerian orbital period T…

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