DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSIT NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE

Abstract

The design and development of the first five experimental satellites for the Transit program is discussed. The development program outlines the objectives for the first Transit satellites. Design evolution is predicted in accordance toACHIEVEMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF THESE OBJECTIVES. The sub-section on Design Evolution covers instrumentation, power supplies, configuration, antennas, despin mechanisms, thermal design, and structure. Modifications and improvements to the basic design are also presented. A detailed coverage of the requirements and changes in the doppler transmitter, power supplies, and despin mechanisms are presented. The telemeter, command, and data storage systems are explained along with structural and thermal design changes that were made in the various satellites. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0271382

Entities

People

  • M.a. Schreiber
  • T. Wyatt

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Instrumentation
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Power Supplies
  • Storage
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites