The Flower Constellations

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-127

  Mortari, Daniele ^a   Wilkins, Matthew P ^a   Bruccoleri, Christian ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED SURFACE SYSTEMS; FLOWER CONSTELLATIONS; GROUND TRACK CONSTELLATIONS; ORBIT INCLINATIONS; ARGUMENT OF PERIGEES; DISTRIBUTED SPACE SYSTEMS; DYNAMICAL FEATURES; FORMATION FLYING; INTEGER PARAMETERS; ORBIT INCLINATION; SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS;

CHARACTERIZATION; DRAG; EARTH (PLANET); GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; ORBITS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; TRACKING (POSITION); SATELLITES;

SATELLITES; ORBITS;

EID: 14744288142     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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