GPS RTK-Based Attitude Determination for the e-POP Platform onboard the Canadian CASSIOPE Spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit
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Don Kim is a senior research associate in the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). He has a bachelor’s degree in urban engineering, and M.Sc.E. and Ph.D. degrees in geomatics, all from Seoul National University. Dr. Kim has been involved in GPS research since 1991 and active in the development of an ultrahigh-performance RTK system. He received the Dr. Samuel M. Burka Award for 2003 from The Institute of Navigation (ION).
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