Autonomous Orbit Determination for Two Spacecraft from Relative Position Measurements

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 305-312

  Psiaki, Mark L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OBSERVABILITY; POSITION MEASUREMENT; SPACECRAFT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VECTORS;

BATCH FILTERS;

ORBITS;

EID: 0033098945     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4379     Document Type: Article

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