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Fundamential of the X-Ray Pulsar-Based Navigation

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A reference system is needed to represent the locations of celestial bodies and to establish ephemerides. The reference system includes a set of theories and data processing methods, a set of models and constants, and a corresponding reference frame.

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Zheng, W., Wang, Y. (2020). Fundamential of the X-Ray Pulsar-Based Navigation. In: X-ray Pulsar-based Navigation. Navigation: Science and Technology, vol 5. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3293-1_2

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