The exciting discoveries of the Shuttle Imaging Radar-A (SIR-A) experiment prompted a refly of the instrument to be designated the Shuttle Imaging Radar-B. The SIR-B instrument will reuse the hardware flown for the SIR-A mission and add some interesting refinements. The two radar sensors are described in detail. The SIR-A and SIR-B instruments are both tailored for use on the Space Shuttle. They are physically configured to fit in the Shuttle's payload bay, are powered and cooled by shuttle systems, are controlled by the crew or from the ground, and record data on board or beam it to the ground using the orbiter's data links. The radars are designed to accommodate a range of orbiter altitudes and have built in operating modes to cover a wide variety of mission objectives. The flexibility and utility of these radars make them ideal, cost effective instruments for research in the Space Shuttle environment.
Shuttle Imaging Radar: A/B sensors
1983-07-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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