Micrometeoroid Satellite (Explorer XIII) Stainless-Steel Penetration Rate Experiment

Abstract

An experiment to assess the meteoroid hazard to thin stainless-steel skin material was flown as part of the XIII satellite. A total area of 3.75 square feet consisting of 3- and 6-mil-thick AISI 304 stainless-steel segments was exposed in space for a period of approximately 3 days. There were no penetrations In the exposed area during the data gathering lifetime of the experiment This report describes the development of the experiment and the conclusions drawn from the satellite's brief lifetime in

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
ADA398764

Entities

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Electrical Resistance
  • Films
  • Lamps
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Materials
  • Radiation
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Solar Radiation
  • Solar Ultraviolet Radiation
  • Spacecraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Ultraviolet Radiation
  • Vacuum Chambers

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites