Explorer Satellite Electronics
- 1 April 1960
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IRE Transactions on Military Electronics
- Vol. MIL-4 (2/3) , 78-85
- https://doi.org/10.1109/iret-mil.1960.5008205
Abstract
A discussion is presented of the design restrictions and the philosophy which enabled the Explorer satellites to be first during the IGY to reveal the presence of a belt of intense cosmic radiation encircling the earth's equator. In addition, an indication of the amount and momentum of cosmic dust in the solar system was obtained from the Explorers. Methods used to obtain reliability in the transducing and communications system are described, together with interpretations of space-environment information as deduced from the narrow-band telemetry.Keywords
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