SNAP 19 Viking Program. Bimonthly technical progress report, December 1980-January 1981

Technical Report · Wed Mar 11 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5284235· OSTI ID:5284235

Monitoring of power systems performance data for Pioneer 10 and Pioneer Saturn spacecrafts continued. Net power output for either system during mid-January of 1981 was 112 watts. Power degradation has, for several years, been stable between 4 and 5 watts per year. Viking 1 Lander data acquisition has been resumed following the conclusion of Saturn encounter activities. Figures show the Mars Lander performance history of Viking 1. These data include both the minimum and maximum data for each of the SOL days plotted to show the range of performance experienced on the Martian surface.

• Research Organization: Teledyne Energy Systems, Timonium, MD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-80ET32066
• OSTI ID: 5284235
• Report Number(s): TES-32066-8; ON: DE84009456
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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