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
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