NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's S-6 satellite is instrumented to obtain data of physical and chemical processes occurring in upper atmosphere between 250-900 km; spherical shaped spacecraft, made from 0.025-in. thick stainless steel, is 35 in, in diam and weighs 400 lb; details of neutral mass spectrometers, vacuum gages, and electrostatic probes which comprise primary detectors; spacecraft ancillary flight equipment, including primary power supply, attitude-measuring equipment, telemetry, ground support, and command system; environment test conditions.


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    Title :

    S-6, aeronomy satellite


    Additional title:

    Am Astronautical Soc -- Advances Astronautical Sci


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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    S-6, AN AERONOMY SATELLITE

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    Reber, C. A. / Spencer, N. W. | NTRS | 1963