• DocumentCode
    952113
  • Title

    Considerations to the Development of Explorer VII Satellite

  • Author

    Boehm, Josef

  • Author_Institution
    Guidance and Control Lab., Dev. Ops. Div., U. S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Issue
    42403
  • fYear
    1960
  • Firstpage
    86
  • Lastpage
    92
  • Abstract
    The development of the orbiting carrier Explorer VII is presented. It is shown how the many requirements inherent to the mission were incorporated into one satellite system. The design parameters are discussed. Particular emphasis is devoted to the testing of the satellite with regard to functional and environmental conditions.
  • Keywords
    Artificial satellites; Damping; Energy dissipation; Gravity; Military satellites; Satellite antennas; System testing; Transmitters; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2511
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRET-MIL.1960.5008206
  • Filename
    5008206