The determination of gravitational potential differences from satellite-to-satellite tracking

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-101

  Jekeli, Christopher ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth rotation; Gravitational potential; Range rate measurements; Satellite to satellite tracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002032814     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008313405488     Document Type: Article

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