Preliminary considerations for near's low-altitude passes and landing operations at 433 EROS

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 265-275

  Antreasian, P G ^a   Helfrich, C L ^a   Miller, J K ^a   Owen, W M ^a   Williams, B G ^a   Yeomans, D K ^a   Giorgiai, J D ^a   Dunham, D W ^b   Farquhar, R W ^b   McAdams, J V ^b   Scheeres, D J ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; GROUND OPERATIONS; NASA; ORBITS; SPACE FLIGHT;

LANDING OPERATIONS; LOW ALTITUDES; LOW-PASS; MISSION DESIGN; NEAR EARTH ASTEROID RENDEZVOUS; ORBIT INSERTION; RETROGRADE ORBIT;

ASTEROIDS;

EID: 84983178060     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-4397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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