A large passive microwave radiometer spacecraft with near all weather capability of monitoring soil moisture for global crop forecasting was designed. The design, emphasizing large space structures technology, characterized the mission hardware at the conceptual level in sufficient detail to identify enabling and pacing technologies. Mission and spacecraft requirements, design and structural concepts, electromagnetic concepts, and control concepts are addressed.


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    Title :

    The microwave radiometer spacecraft: A design study


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    Publication date :

    1981-12-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English