TY  - JOUR
AU  - Awad, M. E. 
AU  - Sharaf, M. A. 
AU  - Khatab, E. H. 
PY  - 2012
TI  - Visual Contact between Two Earth’s Satellites
JF  - American Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 5
DO  - 10.3844/ajassp.2012.620.623
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2012.620.623
AB  - Problem statement: In this study, an analytical expression for predicting mutually visible between Earth’s satellites is developed. Approach: A relative satellite-satellite visibility function is developed in terms of orbital elements for two satellites in the same orbital plane. Also, a simple computational algorithm is expressed to compute the visibility function. Results: This study presents a new and easy method to determine the visibility times between two satellites which are in the same orbital plane. Conclusion: The satellite-satellite visibility function is solved by an easy treatment.