Solar radiation pressure

The disturbance force can be expressed simply as

$F\_\{SR\}\; =\; -p\_\{SR\}c\_\{R\}A\_\{odot\}r\_\{oplusodot\}$

where:

$F\_\{SR\}$ - Force contributed by the solar radiation pressure
$p\_\{SR\}$ - Force per unit area exerted by the solar radiation
$c\_\{R\}$ - Coefficient of reflectivity of the object
$A\_\{odot\}$ - Exposed area of the object to the solar radiation
$r\_\{oplusodot\}$ - radial unit vector between object and the sun

See also

• radiation pressure
• Orbital perturbations
• Solar wind