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Contents
| 1 | |
| 25 | |
Spacecraft Applications | 103 |
Spacecraft Systems and Design | 165 |
Manned Spaceflight Summary | 211 |
United States and Spacecraft Inventories and Spacecraft Descriptions | 217 |
IDXIndex | 230 |
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Introduction to Space Sciences and Spacecraft Applications Bruce A. Campbell,Samuel Walter McCandless No preview available - 1996 |
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Agena altitude amplitude angle antenna apoapsis Apollo astronauts Atlas atmosphere azimuth baseband baseband signal bits carrier wave Chapter communications satellite components cycle Delta density described design process desired orbit determine direction earth electromagnetic electron energy equation exhaust velocity Explorer field of view flight frequency fuel Gemini geostationary geostationary orbit ground IFOV inclination interactions ionosphere lunar magnetic field maneuvers mass modulation momentum navigation observation operation orbital maintenance orbital period orbital plane parabolic particles payload performance periapsis phase plane change position power subsystem propagation propellant radar receiver remote sensing represents result rocket rotation Salyut satellite's scan Scout semi-major axis shown in Figure Skylab solar cells solar wind Soviet Soyuz Soyuz 26 Soyuz 37 space environment Space Shuttle space station space systems Spacecraft Applications specific impulse surface temperature thermal thrust tion transmission transmitted TT&C values wavelength
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Page 7 - I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.
Page 137 - Remote sensing is the collection of information about an object without being in physical contact with the object.
Page 53 - And less than thirteen years later on February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth.
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Page 144 - ... system or by the use of narrowband filters.) spectrum — the spatial arrangement of components of radiant power in order of wavelength. spectrum locus — the locus of points on a chromaticity diagram representing chromaticities of monochromatic lights of various wavelengths. specular angle — the angle of reflection equal and opposite to the angle of incidence. standard, documentary — document, arrived at by open concensus procedures, specifying necessary details of a method of measure221...
Page 19 - Saturn—all the planets known to early astronomers! In 1976, two Viking spacecraft successfully landed on Mars, sending back pictures of the Martian landscape and conducting soil and atmospheric experiments. Spectacular pictures and a wealth of planetary information on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were sent back from the two Voyager spacecraft, now on their way out of our solar system. The Magellan spacecraft used...
Page 22 - Military Satellites. The early experiments using captured V-2 rockets were conducted under the auspices of the military and led to the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). As other uses of space became apparent, the military conducted their own experimental programs and developed systems to take advantage of the new "high ground
Page 21 - Satellite Consortium (Intelsat), with Comsat representing the United States, promotes international use of these capabilities. Both organizations have been highly successful. A similar arrangement exists involving dissemination of data gathered by the Landsat satellites for which demand by the commercial public has grown. The French SPOT (Satellite Probatoire de 1'Observation de la Terre) satellite competes in this area, offering high resolution photographs of points of interest on the earth to news...
Page 18 - These satellites are now on their way out of our solar system, but scientists continue to monitor their signals in hopes of gaining information on interstellar space. The sun has the greatest effect on the near-earth space environment, and a series of Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO) spacecraft launched between 1962 and 1975 were used to study solar flares and temperature differences on the sun's surface. The Solar Maximum Mission (SMM or SolarMax) was launched in 1980 to observe the sun during the...
Page 34 - Note: a sidereal day is the time it takes for the earth to complete one full rotation about its axis with respect to the (inertially fixed) stars.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Introduction to Space Sciences and Spacecraft Applications |
| Authors | Bruce A. Campbell, Paula Walter McCandless Jr. |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Gulf Professional Publishing, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0080478735, 9780080478739 |
| Length | 344 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / General |
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