Annual AIAA/Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, 3rd, Utah State University, Logan, Sept. 26-28, 1989, Proceedings

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6323271

The present conference assesses the market for small satellites (SS); the role of SS in national defense; NASA's initial flight missions in the Small Explorer program; the Mini Metsat, a small advanced technology weather system; measurements of surface reactions in the space environment; monitoring the ocean with Navy radar altimeter lightsats; buses such as Spinsat and Microsat; and power and attitude control for SS including the Alexis, Amsat, LIPS III, and Tubsat satellites. SS communications concepts are discussed such as the development of the Naval Postgraduate School Solid State Data Recorder Project, vibration testing for SS, a low-cost concept for a scientific SS allowing remote-access observatories in low earth orbit, electric propulsion for SS, and use of SS for low-cost planetary missions and inner-solar-system exploration.

• OSTI ID: 6323271
• Report Number(s): CONF-8909387--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
25 ENERGY STORAGE
250904 -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Other Applications
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