The Orbiting Ozone and Aerosol Monitor (OOAM)

Abstract

The Orbiting Ozone and Aerosol Monitor (OOAM) is a small but capable instrument which monitors key properties of the stratosphere and mesosphere by using the solar occultation technique. OOAM is a potential payload for one of the USAF Space Test Experiments Platforms (STEP), which are typically launched via an Air Force Small Launch Vehicle. The OOAM instrument is described, together with the design of a STEP spacecraft which could carry OOAM and two other small payloads. The STEP design and program philosophy provide significant economies both for the payloads and for spacecraft fabrication and launch.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA351183

Entities

People

  • John Hornstein
  • Mark Tollin
  • Michael Gangl
  • Richard Bevilacqua
  • Robert Lucke
  • William Glaccum

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Driftmeters
  • Electric Power
  • Electronics
  • Fabrication
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Line Of Sight
  • Measurement
  • Orbits
  • Platforms
  • Solar Panels
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Software Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites