Satellites, TOPEX/POSEIDON Project
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Published: 1998
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Author: France
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Published: 1998
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Published: 1998
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael C. Lou
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Published: 1992
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: TOPEX/POSEIDON Science Working Team
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTOPEX/POSEIDON is a satellite mission that will use the technique of radar altimetry to make precise measurement of sea level with a primary goal of studying the global ocean circulation . The mission represents the culmination of the development of satellite altimetry over the past two decades. The major thrust of the mission is a commitment to measuring seal level with an unprecedented accuracy such that the small-amplitude, basinwide sea level changes that bear significant effects on global change can be detected. The mission will be conducted jointly by the United States National Aeronautics and the Space Administration and the french space agency, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. The 3- to 5-year mission will study the long-term mean and variability of ocean circulation. This document provides brief descriptions of the planned investigation s as well as a summary of the major elements of the mission.
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Published: 1987-03-23
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: R.. Stewart
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ralph L. Hall
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 9
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Published: 2018-07-09
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe TOPEX/Poseidon spacecraft was launched on August 10, 1992 to study the Earth's oceans. To achieve maximum benefit from the altimetric data it is to collect, mission requirements dictate that TOPEX/Poseidon's orbit must be computed at an unprecedented level of accuracy. To reach our pre-launch radial orbit accuracy goals, the mismodeling of the radiative nonconservative forces of solar radiation, Earth albedo an infrared re-radiation, and spacecraft thermal imbalances cannot produce in combination more than a 6 cm rms error over a 10 day period. Similarly, the 10-day drag modeling error cannot exceed 3 cm rms. In order to satisfy these requirements, a 'box-wing' representation of the satellite has been developed in which, the satellite is modelled as the combination of flat plates arranged in the shape of a box and a connected solar array. The radiative/thermal nonconservative forces acting on each of the eight surfaces are computed independently, yielding vector accelerations which are summed to compute the total aggregate effect on the satellite center-of-mass. Select parameters associated with the flat plates are adjusted to obtain a better representation of the satellite acceleration history. This study analyzes the estimation of these parameters from simulated TOPEX/Poseidon laser data in the presence of both nonconservative and gravity model errors. A 'best choice' of estimated parameters is derived and the ability to meet mission requirements with the 'box-wing' model evaluated. Luthcke, S. B. and Marshall, J. A. Goddard Space Flight Center ...
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Published: 1992
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