The maximum geographical coverage of solar occultation experiments for various Shuttle-Spacelab mission concepts is defined and an analysis that includes trade-offs between parameters such as launch time, season, orbital inclination and altitude is presented as well as the mission design data for the Spacelab-3 flight. The effects of orbital ranges from 220 to 600 km on geographical coverage are examined with inclinations up to 97 deg for sun-synchronous orbit. Results show that the widest band of latitude coverage in the tropics and the temperate zones can be achieved with a mid-inclined (i.e., 57 deg) orbit and a mid-morning or late-night launch time.


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    Titel :

    Mission analysis for earth atmospheric measurements using solar occultation experiments on Shuttle Spacelabs


    Beteiligte:
    Harrison, E. F. (Autor:in) / Lawrence, G. F. (Autor:in) / Lamkin, S. L. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    American Astronautical Society and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 1979 ; Provincetown, MA


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.06.1979


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :






    Steller Occultation Mission with High Eccentricity Earth Orbits

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