Exploiting earth horseshoe orbits for space missions

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 1623-1626

  Valsecchi, G B ^a   Perozzi, E ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b TELESPAZIO S P A   (Italy)

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EID: 0011214902     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(98)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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