Dodge Satellite Performance 1 July 1967 - 1 October 1968. Volume A

Abstract

In Volume A of this report the mission of the Department of Defense Gravity Experiment (DODGE) satellite program is defined, the design of each of the satellite systems is briefly described, and the performance of each of the systems from the time the satellite was launched into orbit on 1 July 1967 to 1 October 1968 is described in detail. The systems include attitude control, attitude detection, electric power, telemetry, command, thermal control, and doppler tracking. It also includes ground station operations. The report summarizes the magnetic field measurements made to date and the performance of the satellite's attitude control systems. It presents conclusions on the attitude performance and on how well the objectives of the mission were met. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0685218

Entities

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Cameras
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Doppler Effect
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Photographs
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Solar Panels
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Business Analytics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers