The microsatellite research program at Università di Bologna

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 696-704

  Tortora, P ^a   Troiani, E ^a  

^a University of Bologna   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ASTRONOMY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MICROHARDNESS; PLANNING; RADIO COMMUNICATION; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SOLAR RADIATION; STRUCTURAL PANELS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL THERMO FLUID DYNAMICS (CTFD); MICROSATELLITES; NANOSATELLITES; PAYLOADS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 14544267589     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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