On-orbit performance of Gravity Probe B drag-free translation control and orbit determination

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Li, J ^a   Bencze, W J ^a   DeBra, D B ^a   Hanuschak, G ^a   Holmes, T ^a   Keiser, G M ^a   Mester, J ^a   Shestople, P ^a   Small, H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drag free control; General Relativity; Gravity Probe B (GP B); On orbit performance; Orbit determination; SLR

Indexed keywords

DRAG; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAVITATION; PHYSICS; SATELLITES; SPACE PROBES;

EINSTEIN'S THEORY; GYROSCOPE; ORBIT DETERMINATION; TRANSLATION CONTROL;

ORBITS;

EID: 34447290848     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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