Precision Measurement of Satellite Acceleration: The LOGACS Experiment

Abstract

In May of 1967 an extremely sensitive accelerometer was flown in satellite orbit and successfully gathered approximately 100 hr of precise deceleration data. A unique feature of the experiment was the accurate calibration of the accelerometer in the orbital environment at a level commensurate with the very low non-conservative forces to be sensed. The experiment was designated LOGACS (LOw-G Accelerometer Calibration System).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1968
Accession Number
AD0847319

Entities

People

  • B. L. Adams
  • E. G. Fotou
  • E. Levin

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Air Force
  • Angular Motion
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Density
  • Calibration
  • Capacitance Bridges
  • Deceleration
  • Environment
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Orbits
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites