Transient X-ray sources satellite. Report on the mission definition study
Abstract
A satellite mission for observations of the X-ray sky in the energy range from 2 to 20 keV is described. The mission is dedicated to the detection, observation, and monitoring of variable X-ray sources and should be carried out on a satellite orbiting below the radiation belts, providing the most benign environment in terms of charged particle background and its variability. Three instruments are considered appropriate for the mission: an all sky monitor, a rotation modulation collimator, and a narrow field of view instrument.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- June 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976STIN...7713105.
- Keywords:
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- Mission Planning;
- Scientific Satellites;
- X Ray Sources;
- All Sky Photography;
- Collimators;
- European Space Agency;
- Life (Durability);
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles