Effect of orbit data quality on the feasibility of collision risk management

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 677-683

  Jenkin, Alan B ^a,b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Astrodynamics Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA RECORDING; FREQUENCY AGILITY; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; MANEUVERABILITY; PROPELLANTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SATELLITES; STATISTICS; TELESCOPES;

CONSTANT PROBABILITY; CONSTELLATION; ORBIT DATA QUALITY;

ORBITS;

EID: 4344649027     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11941     Document Type: Conference Paper

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