The objectives of the BAMM II flight of 30 Apr 1982 were as follows: Infrared earth/atmosphere background at sunrise and low angle solar specular reflections; Infrared earth background - snow fields; and Infrared earth background - mountains. Data was obtained from three types of scenes. However, due to a command system malfunction, the number of scene measurements was reduced. During the flight, the command link was subjected to frequent intermittent disruption. The cause of this command problem is under investigation. In spite of the command link disruption, it appears that all the objectives of the flight were realized. When it could be commanded, the pointing system operated without problems. In the following sections, payload testing, flight operations and recovery will be discussed. A daily summary of activities during the field expedition is presented in Appendix A. Summary reports on the batteries and command system problems are included as Appendixes B and C. An evaluation of the payload system is made with recommendations for additional system improvements.
BAMM (Balloon Altitude Mosiac Measurements) II Flight, 30 April 1982, Engineering Evaluation Report
1982
135 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Infrared & Ultraviolet Detection , Balloons , Balloon equipment , Payload , Flight testing , Infrared radiation , Background radiation , Earth(Planet) , Atmospheric sounding , Mountains , Snowfields , Solar radiation , Sunrise , Specular reflection , Aiming , Inertial systems , Gyro stabilizers , Gimbals , Storage batteries , Telemeter systems , Television cameras , Mosaics(Detectors) , Command and control systems , Ground stations , Data acquisition , BAMM(Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements) , Staring mode , Low solar scatter angles
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