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    This document lists various constants used in aerospace engineering calculations, including: 1) Constants related to Earth such as its radius, gravitational acceleration at sea level, and coefficients of its gravity field. 2) Constants related to other celestial bodies like the Sun, Mars, and their average distances from Earth. 3) Constants used to define orbits like the inclination of various satellites and the International Space Station. 4) Time constants like the length of an astronomical unit and the sidereal day.

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    This document lists various constants used in aerospace engineering calculations, including: 1) Constants related to Earth such as its radius, gravitational acceleration at sea level, and coefficients of its gravity field. 2) Constants related to other celestial bodies like the Sun, Mars, and their average distances from Earth. 3) Constants used to define orbits like the inclination of various satellites and the International Space Station. 4) Time constants like the length of an astronomical unit and the sidereal day.

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    Constants used

    parameter explanation value


    AU Astronomical Unit 149597870.66 km
    D* length of sidereal day 23 h 56 m 4.1004 s = 86164.1004 s
    g0 (reference) gravitational acceleration at sea level 9.80665 m/s2
    iDelfi inclination orbit Delfi-C3 98°
    iENVISAT inclination orbit Envisat 98.5°
    iGPS inclination orbit GPS 55.0°
    iISS inclination orbit International Space Station 51.9°
    J2 J2 coefficient gravity field Earth 1082.63 × 10-6
    J2,2 J2,2 coefficient gravity field Earth 1.82 × 10-6
    rEarth average distance Sun-Earth 1 AU
    rMars average distance Sun-Mars 1.52366231 AU
    RE radius Earth 6378.136 km
    Rsun radius Sun 6.96033 × 105 km
    SC Solar Constant 1367 W/m2
    λ2,2 λ2,2 coefficient gravity field Earth -14.9°
    µEarth gravitational parameter Earth 398600.441 km3/s2
    µSun gravitational parameter Sun 1.327178 × 1011 km3/s2
    AE1110-II Introduction to Aerospace Engineering II (Space) 1|

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