309 pgs, 1994, /Microcosm/Springer
  ISBN 978-0792330547

This handbook is based on sixteen years' experience in controlling the orbits of fifteen geostationary satellites. It provides the necessary theoretical and practical background for engineers and spacecraft operators, but it can also be used as an introductory textbook in space courses at a high school or university.

The contents include: fundamental definitions of orbits and coordinate systems; legal aspects; elliptic and perturbed orbits; in-orbit control; single and multiple in-plane manoeuvres; longitude and eccentricity station keeping; longitude shift and re-acquisition; re-orbiting of old spacecraft; inclination manoeuvres; passive and active inclination station keeping; long-term inclination strategy; operation practice; eclipses by Earth and Moon; co-location; separation methods; proximity manoeuvres; orbit determination; estimation process; tracking accuracy; orbit observability and accuracy.

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. General Background
2. Fundamental Definitions
3. Orbit Manoeuvres
4. Perturbed Orbits
5. Operational Practice
6. Inclination Station Keeping
7. Longitude Station Keeping
8. Orbit Determination
   
   Table 1: Greenwich Sidereal Angle
   Table 2: Longitude Acceleration by Earth
   Table 3: Inclination Drift
   Table 4: Eclipse by Moon