Use of two-line element data for thermosphere neutral density model calibration

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1115-1122

  Doornbos, Eelco ^a   Klinkrad, Heiner ^b   Visser, Pieter ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ESA ESOC   (Germany)

Author keywords

Orbit determination; Satellite drag; Thermosphere density; Two line elements

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; SATELLITES;

ORBIT DETERMINATION; SATELLITE DRAG; THERMOSPHERE DENSITY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 39649119416     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.12.025     Document Type: Article

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