The TSS-1R mission: Overview and scientific context

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-412

  Stone, N H ^a   Bonifazi, C ^b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODYNAMICS; IONOSPHERE; SPACE RESEARCH; TETHERLINES;

GRAVITY GRADIENT STABILIZED SYSTEMS; SPACE PLASMA ELECTRODYNAMIC PROCESSES; TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEM (TSS);

SATELLITES;

EID: 0031998756     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL02980     Document Type: Article

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