Equivalent Delta-V per Orbit of Gravitational Perturbations

It is demonstrated that the impulse in a single orbit of an Earth's satellite can be computed analytically within a reasonable accuracy, in this way providing a vectorial expression that is used to reveal the more important features of Earth's satellite dynamics without the need of resorting to Fourier series expansions or perturbation theory. The impulse is referred to a rotating frame, and is computed in the 'averaging assumption'. The evaluation of these kinds of indices can be used for the creation of argument of the perigee vs inclination maps, which provide valuable information on the perturbed dynamics.