Simple analytic model of the long-term evolution of nanosatellite constellations

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 332-338

  McInnes, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ORBITS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NANOSATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0033870948     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4527     Document Type: Article

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