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Observations on the Orbit of the First Russian Earth Satellite

Nature volume 180, pages 937–941 (1957)Cite this article

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  1. King-Hele, D. G., and Gilmore, D. M. C., “The Effect of the Earth's Oblateness on the Orbit of a Near Satellite” (unpublished Ministry of Supply Report).

  2. Nielsen, K. L., “Methods in Numerical Analysis” (Macmillan, 1956).

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By STAFF OF THE ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT, FARNBOROUGH. Observations on the Orbit of the First Russian Earth Satellite. Nature 180, 937–941 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180937a0

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