LINCOLN EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE-5 (LES-5). TRANSPONDER PERFORMANCE IN ORBIT

Abstract

A review and analysis of the first in-orbit year of transponder operation aboard the fifth experimental satellite built by Lincoln Laboratory and launched 1 July 1967. The measured performance of the satellite's UHF transponder as a communications repeater is discussed as are its beacon and telemetry systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0686421

Entities

People

  • B. E. Nichols
  • W. W. Ward

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analyzers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandpass Filters
  • Bandwidth
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Shift
  • Local Oscillators
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Power Converters
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Amplifiers
  • Radio Frequency Interference
  • Spectrum Analyzers

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites