Orbital dynamics of high area-to-mass ratio debris and their distribution in the geosynchronous region

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 587, 2005, Pages 285-290

  Liou, J C ^a   Weaver, J K ^b  

^a ERC   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ORBITS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE RESEARCH; TELESCOPES;

AREA-TO-MASS RATIO; GEOSYNCHRONOUS DEBRIS; RADIATION PRESSURE;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 30544442800     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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