Description of the Space Test Program P78-2 Spacecraft and Payloads.

Abstract

The SAMSO Space Test Program is acquiring the P78-2 spacecraft from the Martin Marietta Company. Data from the payloads on board the P78-2 spacecraft will be used to help understand the phenomena of spacecraft charging. The payloads include particle and electromagnetic field monitors as well as contamination monitors and transient detectors. The report describes the general spacecraft charging program and how the P78-2 spacecraft contributes to the general program. An overview of the spacecraft and payloads is presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061324

Entities

People

  • Alfred L. Vampola
  • John R. Stevens

Organizations

  • Space Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accumulators
  • Analyzers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Birds
  • Charged Particles
  • Crystal Structure
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Solar Panels
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Charging
  • Spacecraft Components
  • Spacecraft Orbits

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites