Aguila pre-operations plan
Aguila, a small-rocket experiment addressing the structuring of ionospheric plasmas, is described. A Terrier-Malemute two-stage rocket will be launched approximately north from Kauai Test Facility after sunset between October 8 and October 21, 1979, universal time. Aguila will deposit three barium clouds: before apogee at about 360 and 520 km, and just after apogee at 560 km. These clouds will be photoionized by the sun and observed using intensified-camera and television systems and photometers that are sensitive to barium line radiations. These observations will be made from ground stations on Mt. Haleakala, Maui, and at the launch site. Each cloud's striation time and subsequent behavior will elucidate mechanisms believed to drive ionospheric-plasma morphology.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5885436
- Report Number(s):
- LA-8048-MS(Vol.1)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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