SGP4 model

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite orbit propagation model
gptkbp:category gptkb:astrodynamics
space situational awareness
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:documentation Spacetrack Report No. 3
gptkbp:format two-line element set (TLE)
gptkbp:fullName Simplified General Perturbations 4
gptkbp:hasModel atmospheric drag
Earth's oblateness
Earth's gravitational perturbations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SGP4 model
gptkbp:introducedIn 1960s
gptkbp:limitation accuracy decreases over time
not suitable for deep space objects
not suitable for high-altitude orbits
gptkbp:openSource Orekit
libsgp4
pyorbital
python-sgp4
gptkbp:output satellite position and velocity
gptkbp:relatedTo SDP4 model
SDP8 model
SGP8 model
gptkbp:replacedBy SGP model
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm analytical orbit propagator
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Celestrak
NORAD
satellite tracking software
gptkbp:usedFor predicting satellite positions
propagating two-line element sets (TLEs)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Two-Line_Element_Set_(TLE)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7