Lageos satellites germanium Cube-Corner-Retroreflectors and the asymmetric reflectivity effect

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-291

  Lucchesi, David M ^a,b  

^a INAF   (Italy)

^b ISTI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric reflectivity effect; Cube Corner Retroreflectors; LAGEOS satellites; Non gravitational perturbations

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342509945     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CELE.0000017171.78328.f1     Document Type: Article

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