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Flight feasibility assessment of shuttle/landsat-d missions
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kincade, R. E. Wortham, M. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | Because of performance limitations, the shuttle cannot rendezvous with the LANDSAT D satellite in its primary orbit; the actual rendezvous altitude is a function of the performance of the two LANDSAT vehicles and of the shuttle. The feasibility of retrieving LANDSAT D from a 210 n.mi. orbit, following delivery of LANDSAT D to a 200 n.mi. orbit was assessed from an orbital analysis point of view. Parameters such as orbital altitude, phasing and length of rendezvous, which affect flight design for this flight are identified. The results of a study made for delivery to a 235 n. mi. orbit followed by retrieval from 245 n. mi. are included. |
| File Size | 1043994 |
| Page Count | 44 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19800021871 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9z07xx4t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Transportation Consumables Spacecraft Satellite Orbits Payload Retrieval Sts Landsat 5 Landsat 4 Orbital Rendezvous Space Shuttle Payloads Mission Planning Payload Delivery Sts Space Transportation System Spacecraft Recovery Launch Windows 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 |
