The successful development and operation of a fixed-location 24 in., 4-axis photoelectric satellite tracking system by Kissell and Vanderburgh, described by Kissell at the 1968 COSPAR meeting in Tokyo, has led to the fabrication of a smaller, transportable system applicable to observing satellites whose orbital configurations impose narrow latitude margins for optical tracking. Standard altitude-azimuth and equatorial mounts have been combined to form an inexpensive 4-axis support for a 16 in. Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. The completed system has been successfully operated in Churchill, Manitoba. The key field-tested features of this simple, reliable, transportable optical system, which is capable of small-aperture continuous tracking applicable to satellite photometry and laser ranging are described. Satellite prediction and system operating techniques which worked well at remote field site are also described, and a sample of collected data presented. The advantages of this system as a data collection source for studies of satellite dynamics are discussed. (Author)
Results of Field Testing and Inexpensive Transportable Photoelectric Satellite Tracking System
1970
8 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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