Comparison of ultraviolet airglow derived density to satellite drag derived density

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Nicholas, A C ^a   Thonnard, S E ^a   Dymond, K F ^a   Budzien, S A ^a   Hulburt, E O ^a   Knowles, S H ^b   Henderlight, E E ^c   McCoy, R P ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^c PRAXIS INC   (United States)

^d OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; BALLISTICS; DRAG; EXPLOSIVES; EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SANITARY SEWERS; SATELLITES; SPACE SURVEILLANCE; SPECTROGRAPHS;

BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT; CORRECTION COEFFICIENTS; DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAMS; LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES; MINIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPACE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK;

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EID: 85086494971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4735     Document Type: Conference Paper

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