Exploiting orbital dynamics and micropropulsion for aperture synthesis using distributed satellite systems: Applications to TechSat21

AIAA Defense and Civil Space Programs Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Sedwick, R J ^a   Kong, E M C ^a   Miller, D W ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PROPELLANTS; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; SPACE-BASED RADAR; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

APERTURE SYNTHESIS; ARRAY PERFORMANCE; DISTRIBUTED APERTURES; DISTRIBUTED SATELLITE SYSTEM; ORBITAL CONFIGURATION; ORBITAL DYNAMICS; ORBITAL PERTURBATION; PROPELLANT CONSUMPTION;

ORBITS;

EID: 84982318673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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