Instruments of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) are operating on three different Earth-orbiting spacecraft. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) is operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the NOAA 9 and NOAA 10 weather satellites are operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This paper is the third in a series that describes the ERBE mission in-orbit environments, instrument design and operational features, and data processing and validation procedures. This paper describes the in-flight operations for the ERBE instruments aboard the ERBS and NOAA 10 spacecraft for the period from February 1987 through February 1990. Validation and archival of radiation measurements made by ERBE instruments during this period were completed in May 1992. This paper covers normal and special operations of the spacecraft and instruments, operational anomalies, and the responses of the instruments to in-orbit and seasonal variations in the solar environment.


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    Title :

    Mission Description and in-Flight Operations of ERBE Instruments on ERBS and NOAA 10 Spacecraft, February 1987 - February 1990


    Contributors:
    K. A. Busch (author) / K. T. Degnan (author)

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    464 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English