Impulsive spacecraft formation flying control to establish specific mean orbit elements

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 105 I, Issue , 2000, Pages 207-220

  Schaub, Hanspeter ^a   Alfriend, Kyle T ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

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EID: 0040566761     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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