Efficient symplectic integration of satellite orbits

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-285

  Mikkola, Seppo ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Satellite orbits; Symplectic integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042639245     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008398121638     Document Type: Article

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