SAO Special Report, Issues 383-385Smithsonian Institution, Astrophysical Observatory, 1979 - Artificial satellites |
Contents
CHANGES IN THE SATELLITE MASS | 15 |
RADIATIONPRESSURE EFFECTS | 25 |
Preface | vii |
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