ABLESTAR ORBIT CASES PROJECT COMPOSITE I

Abstract

The orbit cases for the COMPOSITE I Ablestar stage are published to provide information to those agencies concerned with the tracking and orbit determination requirements of the COMPOSITE I mission. The report consists of printouts programmed as a function of time. View angles and times for selected data acquisition stationsARE SHOWN. A key defining the parameters used in the computation is included in the introduction. The following designations will be used both in the computer printouts on the tabs: Completely nominal powered flight trajectory followed by Ablestar fuel venting after injection. Nominal powered flight trajectory up to the time of SECO I, but with no restart of the second stage engine and no fuel venting. Completely nominal powered flight trajectory, but with no venting of Ablestar fuel after injection. Ablestar engine cutoff at the end of first burn (SECO I) by fuel depletion. Cases 1, 3, and 4 are published in this document. Case 2 is omitted since it is not of use in the COMPOSITE I mission.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 03, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268021

Entities

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Composite Materials
  • Computations
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engines
  • Second Stage Engines
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers