Foundations of formation flying for mission to Planet Earth and New Millennium

Astrodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 656-666

  Folta, David C ^a   Newman, Lauri Kraft ^a   Gardner, Tom ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; EARTH (PLANET); SPACECRAFT;

EARTH OBSERVATION PROGRAMS; EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; FORMATION MAINTENANCES; FREE-FLYING SPACECRAFT; MANY INSTRUMENTS; OPERATIONAL IMPACTS; PLANNING AND EXECUTION; SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES;

ORBITS;

EID: 84983184583     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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