PROJECT SCORPIO: SATELLITE CALIBRATOR OF RANGES PHOTOGRAPHED IN ORBIT,
Abstract
Project SCORPIO is a satellite system primarily designed to calibrate range instrumentation equipment for the Atlantic Missile Range (AMR). As a result of high quality tracking data collected to satisfy this mission, the program also will provide valuable geophysical data useable for research to support missile and satellite operations. In addition, it will refine the geocentric coordinates of several world-wide tracking stations critically needed for military space programs. The satellite will carry a MISTRAM, a GLOTRAC and a DPN-66 transponder along with an optical beacon which can be photographed against a stellar background. The satellite package will weigh approximately 300 pounds and will be placed into a low eccentricity orbit, about 500 miles above the earth. The inclination of the orbital plane, dictated by the location of the electronic tracking stations, is to be on the order of 40 degrees. The optical tracking net will be world-wide, employing PC-1000 ballistic type cameras as well as the optical tracking equipment available on the AMR. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0706123
Entities
People
- Armando Mancini
- Caleb Warner
- Harry R. Kahler
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories