An orbital analysis was carried out to define the geographical coverage capabilities of an ATMOS solar occultation experiment on Space Shuttle/Spacelab missions. Particular attention was given to the effects of launch time, orbit inclination, altitude, and season on latitude-longitude coverage. It is shown that the widest band of latitude coverage in the tropics and temperate zones can be achieved with a midinclined orbit and a midmorning or late-night launch time. The use of ATMOS Shuttle underflights to provide coincident measurements with a solar occultation experiment on the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite is also examined.
Orbital analysis for atmospheric trace molecule spectroscopy (ATMOS) Shuttle missions
AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference ; 1987 ; Kalispell, MT, United States
1988-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS)
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