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Study of Interspacecraft Coulomb Forces and Implications for Formation Flying

Lyon B. King

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931

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Gordon G. Parker

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931

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Satwik Deshmukh

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931

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Jer-Hong Chong

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931

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Published Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/2.6133

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