ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS FROM ORBITING SPACECRAFT,

Abstract

The expected appearance of the earth and sun from within the earth's shadow-cone is derived for various distances from the earth's surface. Results suggest that unique information about the earth's upper atmosphere can be obtained from manned and unmanned spacecraft by utilizing well known eclipse techniques. It is shown that existing physical conditions permit the conduct of relevant experiments with simple instrumentation from most space missions within cislunar space. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615949

Entities

People

  • G. F. Schilling
  • R. C. Moore

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Instrumentation
  • Missions
  • Observation
  • Space Missions
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Space Objects