Dynamics and orbit determination of tethered satellite systems

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-194

  Cochran Jr , J E ^a,b   Cho, S ^a   Cheng, Y M ^a   Cicci, D A ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AAS ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAST SQUARE BATCH PROCESSORS; BATCH PROCESSORS; GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT; ORBIT DETERMINATION; SIMPLIFIED EQUATIONS; TETHERED SATELLITE; TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEMS; TETHERED SYSTEMS; TWO-STAGE METHODS;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATELLITES; TETHERLINES; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; ORBITS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

ORBITS; SATELLITES;

EID: 0032262224     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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