Formation flying satellites: Control by an astrodynamicist

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 57-62

  Alfriend, Kyle T ^a   Vadali, Srinivas R ^a   Schaub, Hanspeter ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrodynamics; Formation flying; Satellite theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042787904     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013307103630     Document Type: Article

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