TRACKING OF CYGNUS A AND CASSIOPEIA A BY THE NASA 108-MC MINITRACK SYSTEM

Abstract

MERIDIAN TRANSIT PASSES OF Cygnus A and Cassiopeia A are being recorded by the 108-Mc Minitrack system that was designed for precise satellite tracking. This paper covers the period from Otober 16, 1960 to December 31, 1960. The data were reduced to determine the flux densities and celestial positions of these two sources. The values obtained by this system are within the expermental error of those deterined by other experimenters on slightly different frequencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0273458

Entities

People

  • D. W. Harris
  • E. J. Habib
  • J. H. Berbert

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Antennas
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Calibration
  • Detectors
  • Errors
  • Flux Density
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Local Oscillators
  • Measurement
  • Oscillators
  • Phase Measurement
  • Radio Astronomy
  • Radio Interferometers
  • Radio Waves
  • Space Flight

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites