Results of NASA's first autonomous formation flying experiment: Earth observing-1 (EO-1)

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Folta, David ^a   Hawkins, Albin ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b ai Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; EARTH (PLANET); FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; NASA; ORBITS;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEMS; AUTONOMOUS FORMATION FLYINGS; FORMATION MAINTENANCES; GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; INCLINATION CONTROL; NEW MILLENNIUM PROGRAMS; STAND-ALONE ALGORITHM;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 85085776270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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