Enhanced radiative force modeling of the tracking and data relay satellites

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-370

  Luthcke, S B ^a   Marshall, J A ^b   Rowton, S C ^a   Rachlin, K E ^a   Cox, C M ^a   Williamson, R G ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Lockheed Marietta Astronautics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; TRACKING (POSITION); VECTORS; SATELLITES;

ENHANCED RADIATIVE FORCE MODEL; TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITES;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; TRACKING (POSITION);

DATA RELAY SATELLITES; ENGINEERING INFORMATION; NON-CONSERVATIVE FORCE MODELS; ORBIT DETERMINATION; ORBIT PREDICTION; PREDICTION ACCURACY; RADIATIVE-FORCE MODELING; RESIDUAL ACCELERATION;

EID: 0031177490     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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