THE MEASUREMENT OF THE EARTH'S INFRA-RED RADIATION FROM A SKYLARK ROCKET.
Abstract
Skylark rockets SL.134 and SL.135 carried experiments to measure the infra-red radiation from the earth in day and night conditions. The experimental infra-red instrumentation is described, and a selection of results is shown. Sufficient measurements have been made to assess the radiation gradient at the earth-space horizon, and an infra-red map of the area scan has been produced. Due to the failure of SRKYLARK SL.135, 10 sec after launch, data was collected only under night-time conditions; also, the unfortunate motion of SL.134 in space caused a paucity of information in the standard Skylark attitude instrumentation, resulting in poor attitude definition. Thus independent checks of rocket attitude are not available, and although analysis of the records has permitted a determination of the infra-red radiation profile of the earth to be made, accurate positioning of the profile with reference to the earth has proved impossible. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0476584
Entities
People
- J. K. Moore
Organizations
- Royal Aircraft Establishment