Abstract
Prediction of the motion of objects in space can be traced to ancient astronomers and their desire to understand the motion of the planets. The works of Kepler and Newton were seminal accomplishments in that they changed the way in which we tried to understand the motion of objects in space. This change was from one of observation reduction and pattern recognition to derivation of solutions based on the laws of physics. The launch of Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite, in 1957 created the need for specialization of orbital mechanics to the region near a planet.
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Hoots, F. R., & France, R. G. (1997). The Future of Artificial Satellite Theories. In Dynamics and Astrometry of Natural and Artificial Celestial Bodies (pp. 51–60). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5534-2_6
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