LAGEOS spin axis and non-gravitational excitations of its orbit

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 721-725

  Metris G ^a   Vokrouhlicky D ^b   Ries, J C ^c   Eanes, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

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EID: 0001113918     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00142-8     Document Type: Article

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