Systematic identification of preferred orbits for magnetospheric missions: 1. Single satellites

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 559-583

  Stern, David P ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MAGNETOSPHERE; SPACE RESEARCH; COSTS; MOON; PLASMA SHEATHS;

MAGNETOSPHERIC MISSIONS; MAGNETOTAIL; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ORB6D3;

ORBITS;

ACTIVE CONTROL; ECCENTRICITY ORBITS; INTUITIVE UNDERSTANDING; LOW COSTS; MAGNETOTAILS; PLASMA SHEET; QUALITATIVE ASPECTS; SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0035497231     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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