Electric propulsion for ESA science and earth observation missions

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 398, 1997, Pages 287-294

  Gonzalez, J ^a   Saccoccia, G ^a   Berry, W ^a   Hechler, M ^a   Cornelisse, J ^b   Laurance, R ^b   Racca, G ^b  

^a Direct Technol Oper Support E   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 5244300072     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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