Computing geodetic coordinates in space

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 293-296

  Nievergelt, Yves ^a   Keeler, Stephen P ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAVIGATION;

SPACE GEODETIC COORDINATES;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0033902374     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3561     Document Type: Article

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