Error analysis of a low-low satellite-to-satellite tracking mission

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1100-1106

  Kim, Jeongrae ^a,b   Tapley, Byron D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MICROWAVES; ORBITS;

MICROWAVE RANGING SYSTEMS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0036859149     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4989     Document Type: Article

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