The TOPEX satellite option study
Abstract
The applicability of an existing spacecraft bus and subsystems to the requirements of ocean circulation measurements are assessed. The operational meteorological satellite family TIROS and DMSP are recommended. These programs utilize a common bus to satisfy their Earth observation missions. Note that although the instrument complements were different, the pointing accuracies were different, and, initially, the boosters were different, a high degree of commonality was achieved.
- Publication:
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Final Report RCA Astro-Electronics Div
- Pub Date:
- May 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982rca..reptQ.....
- Keywords:
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- Ocean Currents;
- Spacecraft Design;
- Topex;
- Cost Analysis;
- Spacecraft Configurations;
- Spacecraft Electronic Equipment;
- Tiros Satellites;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles