Long-term evolution of navigation satellite orbits: GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1221-1226

  Chao, C C ^a   Gick, R A ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS GLONASS GALILEO; Navigation satellite systems; Orbit eccentricity; Space debris

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MOON; ORBITS; SATELLITES; SUN;

GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO; NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; ORBIT ECCENTRICITY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 3242706712     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.01.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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