Atmospheric density calibration using satellite drag observations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 515-521

  Doornbos, E ^a   Klinkrad, H ^b   Visser, P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ESA ESOC   (Germany)

Author keywords

Orbit determination; Satellite drag; Thermosphere density

Indexed keywords

DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; TRACKING (POSITION);

LOW EARTH SATELLITES; ORBIT DETERMINATION; SATELLITE DRAG; THERMOSPHERE DENSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

EID: 27744513210     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.02.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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