AEROS (satellite)
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Launch mass | 125.7 kilograms (277 lb) |
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Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
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AEROS[5]: 12 satellites were to study the aeronomy i. e. the science of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, in particular the F region under the strong influence of solar extreme ultraviolet radiation. To this end the spectrum of this radiation was recorded aboard by one instrument (of type Hinteregger) on the one hand and a set of 4 other instruments measuring the most important neutral uand iononized parameters at the satellite's position on the other.
Aeros was built by
Named for the Greek god of the air at the suggestion of the BMwF .[6]
AEROS A and B carried identical instrumentation only the instrument measuring short scale variations of the electron density didn't work on A. A third Aeros C was planned for Earth Resources studies in a 3-axis spin-stabilized configuration, to be launched by a Shuttle in 1986.[5](Needs research)
Specifications
- Source: Yenne[5][page needed]
- Launch vehicles: Scout
- Launch location: Vandenberg AFB
- Launch dates: 16 December 1972 (AEROS), 16 July 1974 (AEROS B)
- Re-entry dates: 22 August 1973 (AEROS), 2 September 1975 (AEROS B)
- Total weight: 280 pounds and 436 pounds for AEROS C
- Diameter: 36 inches
- Height: 28 inches
- Shape: Cylindrical
- Power: nickel-cadmium batteries
- Power requirements: 4.7-34.3 watts
References
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0-671-07580-2.
- ^ Helen T. Wells; Susan H. Whiteley & Carrie E. Karegeannes. Origin of NASA Names. NASA Science and Technical Information Office. p. 33.
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