On July 16, 1982 the successful launch of the Landsat-D spacecraft marked a significant step in the evolutionary growth of the Delta launch vehicle. This growth is related to the development of the Improved Second Stage (ISS). The second utilization of the ISS occurred August 26, 1982 with the successful launch of the Canadian Telesat-F communications satellite. Used in conjunction with the PAM third stage, this spacecraft was placed in a geosynchronous transfer orbit with extremely high accuracy. The various steps in the 22-year history of the Delta launch vehicle are briefly examined. In mid-1979 it became apparent that the expendable-to-Shuttle transition time would increase over that previously planned. In connection with this development, it was decided to design the ISS. Attention is given to design details, a system description, the development schedule, aspects of performance capability, first flight results, and future performance improvements.


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    Titel :

    The Delta improved second stage - First flight results


    Beteiligte:
    Grimes, D. W. (Autor:in) / Kraft, J. D. (Autor:in) / Ganoung, J. K. (Autor:in) / Raburn, L. C. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    International Astronautical Congress ; 1982 ; Paris, France


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1982-09-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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