SKY LUMINANCE AND SOLAR LUMINANCE DATA FROM SOLAR TANDEM BALLOON FLIGHTS, 17 MAY 1962,

Abstract

Flight data obtained from two separate balloon flights made from Holloman Missile Development Center, New Mexico on 17 May 1962 at 0731 MST and 0818 MST respectively are reported. The instru mentation in each flight gondola consisted of one near-sun radial scan photometer and one solar photometer pointed directly at the sun by solar biaxial pointing controls. Data was recorded directly on one mil mylar magnetic tape. The information recorded on tape was altitude code, near-sun sky luminance and solar luminance. All equipment in each gondola was powered by one 28v silver-zinc battery of 60AH capacity and was turned on prior to launch. Turn-off was accom plished by radio command just prior to cutdown. The equipment was recovered ten miles southwest of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, the afternoon of the flights but both systems sustained considerable damage from parachute drag. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0410741

Entities

People

  • Alfred A. Goddard

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Communication Equipment
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Luminance
  • Magnetic Tape
  • New Mexico
  • Parachutes
  • Photometers
  • Silver Zinc Batteries
  • Tapes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Fault Tolerant Diagnosis of Black and White Balloon Isolation Tests Using ¥.