Details of recovery of satellite, lost for 8 mo, illustrate application of long-range orbit determination and prediction scheme; validity of orbit parameters determined for Iota 4 search is substantiated through comparison with post-recovery orbital elements; improvement program incorporating methods for effectively using small numbers of optical observations is described.


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    Title :

    Recovery of satellite 1960 iota 4 -- Verification of long-range orbit prediction techniques


    Additional title:

    AIAA J


    Contributors:
    McCue, G.A. (author)

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 1 , n 4


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :