Spin axis behavior of the LAGEOS satellites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Andres J I ^a   Noomen, R ^a   Bianco, G ^b   Currie, D G ^c   Otsubo, T ^d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Centr Geodesia Spaziale G Colombo   (Italy)

^c University of Maryland   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

LAGEOS; SLR; Spin axis behavior

Indexed keywords

LAGEOS; ORBIT DETERMINATION; SATELLITE;

EID: 4644339344     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002692     Document Type: Article

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