The dynamics of uncertainty: Measuring orbit knowledge and quality in unstable orbits

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 438-448

  Scheeres, D J ^a   Hou, Y ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

DOWN-TRACK DIRECTION; DYNAMICS MODELING; INFORMATION CONTENTS; MEASUREMENT MODEL; ORBIT DETERMINATION; ORBIT UNCERTAINTIES; ORBITAL ENVIRONMENTS; UNSTABLE MANIFOLD;

ORBITS;

EID: 84983122053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-4559     Document Type: Conference Paper

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