Continued evolution of communication satellites

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 65-89

  Hoeber, Christopher F ^a   Kim, David J ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

SATELLITE PLATFORM DESIGN;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0034223828     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(00)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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