Satellite clusters with constant apparent distribution

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 117-122

  Chichka, David F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; ORBITS;

SATELLITE CLUSTERS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0034818720     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4683     Document Type: Article

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