Potential uses of solar radiation pressure in satellite formation flight

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 105 II, Issue , 2000, Pages 1599-1607

  Williams, Trevor ^a   Wang, Zhong Sheng ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

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EID: 0041160938     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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