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Phrases with «satellite drift»

Satellite drift refers to the gradual movement of a satellite away from its desired orbit or position in space. This drift can occur due to various factors such as gravitational forces from other celestial bodies, solar pressure, or small thruster errors. It is important to monitor satellite drift to ensure that it stays within its designated orbit and functions properly for communication, navigation, or scientific purposes. Full definition

Sentences with «satellite drift»

  • He says that constant vigilance means that most collision manoeuvres can be built into ones made fortnightly to stop satellites drifting. (newscientist.com)
  • The process of deriving trends from SSUs measurement has proved particularly difficult because of satellites drift, inter-calibration between different satellite with scant overlap and gas leak in the instrument carbon dioxide pressure cell, furthermore since the radiances measured by SSUs are due to emission by carbon dioxide the weighting functions move to higher altitudes as the carbon dioxide concentration in the stratosphere increase. (en.wikipedia.org)
  • -LSB-...] 42 and 49 — UAH satellite temperature PRIOR to the bias adjustment for satellite drift! (realclimate.org)
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