Application of electric propulsion to the gravity and ocean circulation explorer (GOCE) mission

32nd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Caramagno, A ^a   Lange, M ^a   Gonzalez, J ^a   Saccoccia, G ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE CONTROL; DRAG; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORBITS;

ATMOSPHERIC DRAG; DRAG-FREE AND ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEMS; EARTH EXPLORER; EARTH OBSERVATIONS; ELECTRIC THRUSTER; OCEAN CIRCULATION; ORBIT ALTITUDE; RESIDUAL ACCELERATION;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84961891850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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