Design and development of the space VLBI satellite for the VSOP (VLBI space observatory programme)

Space Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-167

  Hirosawa, Haruto ^a   Hirabayashi, Hisashi ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 0008508504     PISSN: 08929270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-9270(96)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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