Satellite reliability: Statistical data analysis and modeling

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1065-1076

  Castet, Jean Francois ^a,b   Saleh, Joseph H ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; REDUNDANCY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EARTH ORBITING SATELLITES; NON-PARAMETRIC STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; REDUNDANCY ALLOCATION; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SATELLITE RELIABILITY; SPACECRAFT RELIABILITIES; STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL LITERATURE;

ORBITS;

EID: 67949104039     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.42243     Document Type: Article

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