Handbook for the USAF Space Environment Standard (MIL-STD-1809)

Abstract

The Handbook for the Space Environment Standard (MIL-STD-1809) is a companion document to the Standard. The Standard is necessarily a very concise document, so that the Handbook is intended to make its usage easier. The Handbook describes the sources of the environmental models cited in the Standard, as well as the usage of the models, and their limitations. Means for obtaining the cited models are given as well. With the exception of the space debris model, the Handbook covers only the natural space environment. The Handbook provides a general overview of the various components of the space environment and the generally accepted understanding of them at the current time. A bibliography is provided to aid in understanding the materials presented in the Handbook and Standard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA262799

Entities

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Environments
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Charged Particles
  • Computers
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Electrons
  • Environment
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Solar Activity
  • Space Environments
  • Space Sciences
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space