Advances in precision orbit determination

1997 Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 1-11

  Tapley, B D ^a   Ries, J C ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; GEODESY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; ORBITS; SATELLITES; TRACKING (POSITION);

ALTIMETER MISSIONS; CENTIMETER LEVELS; ORBIT ACCURACY; PRECISION ORBIT DETERMINATIONS; PROCESSING STRATEGIES; SATELLITE ALTIMETER; TOPEX/POSEIDON; TRACKING SYSTEM;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

EID: 84959109647     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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