If we assume the Spacewind (SW) around the Sun exactly would equalize the RAM we'll have a universal equation how to calculate the SW.
The resistance against the Moons orbit motion is 5.77*10-
12 meter per second.
To prevent a deceleration to take place a force must counteract with the opposite speed. Which mean that it is enough to force the Moon away from the Earth 0.00018 meter (or only 0.1 millimetres) per year, to prevent it to decelerate.
In other words: only 0,38 % of the tidal effect is enough to overcome the Moons resistance against motion. (The Moon is due to the tidal affect moving 38 mm away from the Earth every year or 1,25*10-
9 m/s).
Based on the equation shown above, how to calculate the SW, we can calculate that the SW of the Earth measured in the moons orbit; V = RM/Qr² = 1,74*10-
10 m/s ( 30 times stronger as the RAM )
This mean that the SW contributes with 15% of the force that pushed the moon always from us. The tidal effect is therefore over-estimated.
The tidal effect will off course affects satellites too, when these are moving over tidal waves. Only weak tidal effect is enough for satellites to gain orbit energy (speed) to overcome resistances against motion.
If this not was the case, - clockwise satellite would decelerate, - hence (for example) a Satellite in Geostationary Orbit [GEO] (35790 meter) meter must have a "negative velocity" of 5.26* 10-
11 m/s at that altitude.
The deceleration have 2 different periods.
One of these periods are from Apogee towards Perigee (and from Aphelion towards Perihelion). In this period an object will not decelerate due to RAM but just cause less acceleration.
The other period is from Perigee towards Apogee (and from Perihelion towards Aphelion). In this period an object will decelerate due to RAM.
In both causes the same equation can be used.
The calculation below shows how much different object would decelerate per half orbit if the resistance against motion not was neutralized.
These would be the distance lose due to RAM for each period. Hence the lose for each orbit would be the double since a orbit have 2 such periods.
But there are few factors that prevent such deceleration to take place.
- Around the Earth the tidal force have the opposite effect, and affects both clockwise and anticlockwise moving satellites.
- The SpaceWind (on Earth) is more as strong enough to counteract a deceleration as well.
Only space-probes on their way away from the Solar System are constantly decelerating (e.g; the Pioneer probes 8.74 × 10−
10 m/s² ) and continuing to decelerate. So soon these no longer are significant supported by space wind from planets and the Sun (or from planets on their path) ..
The Pioneer space-probes was continuing to decelerate, (e.g; after 25 years the total velocity lost per second was 0,69 m/s compared to the expected velocity). ( total about 400.000 Km)
The JPL team pointed to data from the Ulysses and Galileo spacecraft which suggest a similar effect may be at work on these probes. However, it has been hard to draw firm conclusions in the case of Ulysses and Galileo partly because they have not travelled as far from the Sun as have Pioneers 10 and 11.
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http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/P/Pioneer_anomaly.html
RAM is certainly affecting several space probes.
RAM can easy affects but planet, moons and stars too.
RAM seems already to be a fact for
inner stars of a galaxies, - these are too slow (according to Kepler) .
The
length of a deceleration-periods is decisive, and very important to understand - if
periods are short we will not be able to detect RAM. It is also important to understand the difference between constant deceleration and period deceleration..
Based on all that it should be possible to predict that Wasp18 b will lose 40 meter per ½ orbit or roughly 30 km (radius) per year.
But Wasp18b is losing several times more orbit speed due to it is pulling the rotation of its mother star ( Wasp18b orbit the star Wasp18 in less as 1 day), - and is hence "pulling" / transferring KE to the mother stars rotation.
In additional to that Wasp is losing speed due to the tidal force.
We are watching Wasp18b carefully now, and will certainly be surprised how fast it is approaching its mother star.