The mission, systems, operations, ground systems, and reliability analysis of the Thor/Delta baseline design used for the Pioneer Space Probe are discussed. Tradeoff decisions concerning spin axis orientation, bus antenna design, communication system design, probe descent, and reduced science payload are analyzed. The reliability analysis is made for the probe bus mission, large probe mission, and small probe mission. Detailed mission sequences were established to identify critical areas and provide phasing of critical operation.


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    Title :

    System design of the Pioneer Venus spacecraft. Volume 3: Systems analysis


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    Publication date :

    1973-07-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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