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Long duration exposure facility (ldef) space environments overview
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Martin, Glenna D. Kinard, William H. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was retrieved from Earth orbit in January 1990 after spending almost six years in space. It had flown in a near-circular orbit with an inclination of 28.5 degrees. Initially, the orbit altitude was approximately 257 nautical miles; however, when the LDEF was retrieved the orbit altitude had decayed to approximately 179 nautical miles. The LDEF was passively stabilized about three axes while in free flight, making it an ideal platform for exposing experiments which were measuring the environments of near-Earth space and investigating the long-term effects of these environments on spacecraft. A brief overview of the encountered environments that were of most interest to the LDEF investigators is presented. |
| File Size | 581955 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920014039 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7mp9z68r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Environmental Tests Earth Orbital Environments General Overviews Long Duration Exposure Facility Spaceborne Experiments Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
