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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 864950, 14 pages
A New Constellation Configuration Scheme for Communicating Architecture in Cislunar Space
1Department of Aerospace Engineering, School of Astronautics, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
2R. & D. Center, DFH Satellite Co., Ltd., Beijing 100094, China
Received 29 August 2012; Revised 2 December 2012; Accepted 10 December 2012
Academic Editor: Xing-Gang Yan
Copyright © 2013 Ming Xu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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