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Satellite Laser Ranging technique as a tool for the determination of the Schwarzschild, de Sitter and Lense-Thirring effects Cover

Satellite Laser Ranging technique as a tool for the determination of the Schwarzschild, de Sitter and Lense-Thirring effects

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|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rgg-2023-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2391-8152 | Journal ISSN: 0867-3179
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 84
Submitted on: Aug 31, 2023
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Accepted on: Dec 12, 2023
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Published on: Dec 31, 2023
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