Atmospheric density correction using observational data

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Bergstrom, Sarah E ^a   Proulx, Ronald J ^b   Cefola, Paul J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY CORRECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DRAG; LINEAR CORRECTIONS; LOW EARTH ORBIT(LEO); MODEL ACCURACY; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; REAL TIME; SATELLITE ORBIT;

ORBITS;

EID: 85088183944     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4738     Document Type: Conference Paper

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