A COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL TEMPERATURES OF EXPLORER III.

Abstract

Measured and theoretical temperatures for the satellite, Explorer III, are presented and compared. Measured data for this satellite were received via telemetry for about 40 days after firing. The temperatures discussed are those encountered inside the instrument package in the cylindrical portion of the satellite. All measured temperatures are between 0 and 40 degrees C. (Although the measured values did not fall below 0 degrees C, there is a theoretical possibility that the temperatures went below 0 degrees C after 43 days and that no measured values were obtained afterwards due to the low temperature.) (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 06, 1958
Accession Number
AD0666237

Entities

People

  • Billy P. Jones
  • Gerhard Heller

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Low Temperature
  • Space Systems
  • Telemetry

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster