An exposure to satellite design and fabrication techniques used in unmanned satellite programs is provided. Spacecraft configurations of the earth resources technology satellite (ERTS) and the improved ITOS operational satellite, which are typical of the construction and layout techniques presently in use, are discussed. Support and service subsystems are described taking the ERTS subsystems as representative. The subsystems explained comprise: power, attitude control, orbit adjustment, wideband telemetry, tracking-telemetry-command, auxiliary processing, electrical integration, and spaceborne recording devices. A number of photographs, renditions and diagrams illustrates the text.


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    Title :

    Satellite technology


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Remote sensing of earth resources; Summer Seminar, Tarbes ; 1973 ; Hautes-Pyrenees, France


    Publication date :

    1974-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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