Kinematic and reduced-dynamic precise orbit determination of low earth orbiters

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 47-56

  Svehla D ^a   Rothacher, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambiguity resolution; CHAMP; Dynamic orbit; GPS; Kinematic orbit; LEO; POD; SLR

Indexed keywords

EARTH; GPS; KINEMATICS; ORBIT DETERMINATION;

EID: 1242297302     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-1-47-2003     Document Type: Article

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