Nongravitational perturbations on the mean anomaly of LAGEOS type satellites and the gravitomagnetic clock effect
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We calculate analytically the most relevant nongravitational perturbations on the mean anomaly of LAGEOS type satellites in order to investigate the constraints they pose on the feasibility of the proposed general relativistic gravitomagnetic clock effect. The gravitoelectric contributions to the proper times induced by the perturbations on the Keplerian mean motions of two counter-orbiting satellites dedicated to this goal can be canceled out if a couple of LAGEOS type satellites with identical geometrical and physical features is assumed. However, there are relevant perturbations growing linearly and quadratically in time which could prevent to meet the stringent requirements on the maximum allowable errors on the radial and azimuthal satellites’ locations needed to make feasible the detection of the gravitomagnetic clock effect.
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