TY - JOUR T1 - Orbital Mechanism and Satellite Orbital Location AU - Ahmed, O.D. AU - Omizegba, E.E. AU - Onogu, M.I. JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 276 EP - 281 PY - 2010 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2010.276.281 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2010.276.281 KW - Satellite location KW -orbital elements KW -orbital mechanism KW -GEO KW -MEO KW -LEO KW -julian day KW -Kepler`s law AB - The main focus of the study is to present the mechanism of the orbit in terms of time and position in a more simplified fashion using Kepler’s laws. It also shows the various planes transformation between the rotating earth and the orbiting satellite. An illustrative location of a satellite is also presented. The researchers use the geocentric coordinate system that has the centre of mass of the earth as the origin of the coordinate which is the equatorial polar coordinate system where the z-axis extends through the north geographic pole. ER -