METHOD OF MEASURING THE GRAVITATIONALFIELD GRADIENT IN OUTER SPACE NEAR CELESTIAL BODIES AND MEASURING THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OF SMALL ACCELERATIONS IN THE STATE OF WEIGHTLESSNESS,

Abstract

The method is distinguished by the fact that as sensitive elements there are used solid inert masses placed in a liquid or gaseous medium and located inside a free flying celestial body and the residual weight of these bodies not having complete dynamic weightlessness is equalized by a system of spring suspension and the shifting of the masses is fixed by an optical method on a photographic film or converted into an electrical signal. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 07, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602996

Entities

People

  • A. I. Maisov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Outer Space
  • Photographic Film
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photography
  • Physical Properties
  • Residuals
  • Weight
  • Weightlessness

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster