A New Satellite Instrument for Yaw and Pitch Measurements.

Abstract

A new device for measuring spacecraft attitude was flown on the Air Force S3 -4 satellite. This report describes instrumentation, measurement technique, and operating results. Instrument attack angles were measured during night and day periods of most orbits. Attitude history plots and tables are given for the experiment from April to August 1978. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 13, 1982
Accession Number
ADA138729

Entities

People

  • J. P. Mcisaac

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Aspect Angle
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Communication Satellites
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Flight Instruments
  • Gas Flow
  • Instrumentation
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Spacecraft
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers