A brief history of the measurement of Earth potential fields is presented. The scientific objectives of the Aristoteles mission are summarized. Cooperation between NASA and ESA in developing the Aristoteles mission constraints are presented in tabular form. Correspondence between major mission and technical constraints is discussed. Program status of the Aristoteles mission and the mission baseline are described. The planned configuration of the Aristoteles satellite is shown in diagrammatic form.
Introductory Remarks to the Mission and System Aspects Session
1991
3 pages
Report
No indication
English
Astronautics , Geology & Geophysics , Earth gravitation , Geopotential , Gravitational fields , European space programs , Payload integration , Scientific satellites , Geodesy , Gravimetry , Gravitational effects , Gravity gradiometers , Mission planning , Satellite configurations , Foreign technology , Aristoteles mission
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