Improving the orbit estimates of GPS satellites

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 147-157

  Springer, T A ^a   Beutler, G ^a   Rothacher, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GPS; Orbit estimation; Solar radiation pressure

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; ORBIT DETERMINATION; SATELLITE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0032771797     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001900050230     Document Type: Article

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