A strategy for maintaining distance between satellites in an orbiting constellation

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 102 I, Issue , 1999, Pages 343-352

  Tan, Zhaozhi ^a   Bainum, Peter M ^a   Strong, Avaine ^b  

^a Howard University   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040907523     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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