Requirements for accurate near-real time atmospheric density correction

Astrodynamics Specialist Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 1-17

  Granholm, George R ^a   Proulx, Ronald J ^a   Cefola, Paul J ^a   Nazarenko, Andrey I ^b   Yurasov, Vasiliy ^c  

^a CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Space Research Center 'Kosmos' ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c NONE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CALIBRATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY CORRECTION; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DENSITY MODELING; NEAR-REAL TIME; NEUTRAL DENSITIES; SPACE CATALOGS; SPACE OBJECTS;

SMALL SATELLITES;

EID: 84894463138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-3932     Document Type: Conference Paper

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