Ajisai spin parameter determination using Graz kilohertz satellite laser ranging data

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 201-205

  Kirchner, Georg ^a   Hausleitner, Walter ^a   Cristea, Elena ^a  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ajisai; Kilohertz satellite laser ranging (SLR); Satellite spin parameters; Spectral analysis; Spherical satellites

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); LASER APPLICATIONS; MOTION ESTIMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

KILOHERTZ SATELLITE LASER RANGING (SLR); LASER RETROREFLECTOR PANELS; SATELLITE SPIN PARAMETERS; SPHERICAL SATELLITES;

SATELLITES;

EID: 33846192749     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2006.882254     Document Type: Article

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