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Performance of the sert 2 spacecraft after 4 and one-half years in space
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Stevens, N. J. Ignaczak, L. R. Leroy, B. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | The SERT 2 satellite, launched in February, 1970, has recently been reactivated after being dormant for a year. The satellite orientation was changed to spin stabilization in 1973 and the satellite is now coning such that the active side of the solar arrays move into and out of the sun every 23 days. There is sufficient power to operate the ion thrusters for seven days of this cycle. The 2 ion thruster system was successfully operated; the electrical short in the accelerating grids had cleared during the year long dormant phase. |
| File Size | 793106 |
| Page Count | 25 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19750002906 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t54f6jx59 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles Satellite Observation Ion Engines Solar Arrays Sert 2 Spacecraft Spin Stabilization Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
