Pupil projects involving satellites
Abstract
The techniques used by pupils at Kettering School, UK, to monitor the USSR space program (using NASA-supplied NORAD radar data and radio transmissions from the spacecraft) are reviewed, and some results are summarized. The main methods used by the pupils include plotting plane spacings, determining orbital periods, and monitoring transmissions from meteorological and navigation satellites and cosmonaut voice communications. The programs covered are briefly characterized, and a glossary of terms is provided.
- Publication:
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Space Education
- Pub Date:
- May 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984SpEd....1..320P
- Keywords:
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- Cosmos Satellites;
- Satellite Tracking;
- Cosmonauts;
- Education;
- Meteorological Satellites;
- Monitors;
- Orbital Elements;
- Radio Transmission;
- Voice Communication;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking