The orbital parameters and physical characteristics of two radar calibration spheres of 16-inch and 20-inch diameter launched and constructed by the u.S. Naval research laboratory are given for the information of workers interested in space radar and optical sensor calibration and atmospheric density studies.
Two spherical calibration satellites
PROC. INST. ELECTR. AND ELECTRONICS ENGRS. ; 56 , 9 ; 1600
1968
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German
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