Saturn sa-9/pegasus a postflight trajectory
Postflight trajectory analysis and orbital flight discussion for Saturn I /SA- 9/ launch vehicle carrying Pegasus payload
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Postflight trajectory analysis and orbital flight discussion for Saturn I /SA- 9/ launch vehicle carrying Pegasus payload
NASA press kit - launch preparations for Pegasus C, meteoroid detector panels
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Large magnetic field coils to cancel earth magnetic field - magnetic properties of Pegasus satellite
Elastomeric methyl silicone polymer thermal control coating evaluation with Pegasus spacecraft
Power system developments for rockets and space flights - fuel cells, improved zinc-silver oxide battery, brushless dc motors, switching transformer regulator, and Pegasus electricity
Structural design and data acquisition systems of Pegasus satellite
Thermal environment factors affecting electronic canister design for Pegasus satellite
Thermophysics, emissivity physics, thermal similitude, ultraviolet interactions with control surface materials, Pegasus satellite measurements, and infrared instrumentation
Thermally isolated temperature sensor for space application Pegasus satellite
Meteoroid penetration measurements by Explorer XVI and XXIII satellites and Pegasus satellites for application to spacecraft design
Worldwide secondary payload launch capabilities and future opportunities have been studied at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Launch vehicles have been identified as having near-term secondary payload opportunities for launching microspacecraft include: Pegasus, Taurus, LMLV-1, Delta II, Atlas II, Space Shuttle, Ariane 5, HIA, Molniya, Cosmos, and Proton.
Electrical breakdown of Mylar micrometeoroid detectors on Pegasus panel under simulated space conditions
Radiation and temperature effects on composite structures in Pegasus satellite
Micrometeoroid flux determination from impact sites on Surveyor 3 TV camera optical filter surfaces, noting agreement with Pioneer, Cosmos and Pegasus spacecraft measurements
The modification of a C-8A (De Havilland Buffalo) aircraft to a STOL configuration is discussed. The modification consisted of the installation of an augmentor-wing jet flap system. System design requirements were investigated for the lateral and directional flight control systems, the lateral and directional axes stability augmentation systems, the engine and Pegasus nozzle control systems, and the hydraulic systems. Operational techniques for STOL landings, control of engine failures, and pilot techniques for improving engine-out go-around performance were examined. Design changes have been identified to correct deficiencies in areas of the airplane control sytems and to improve the airplane flying qualities.
Results from laboratory studies of hypervelocity impact against crystalline rocks, combined with estimates of the micrometeoroid flux at the lunar surface, provide a basis for calculating abrasion rates and survival times before catastrophic rupture of rocks on the lunar surface. The surface residence times observed for lunar rocks of the order of 10 m.y. (derived from the track densities of iron group nuclei) restrict the mass range of impacting particles of interest to masses less than about 1.01 gram. Extrapolation downward to smaller masses following flux distributions suggested by early satellite data and photographic meteor observations leads to absurd rates of abrasion. Consistent with the observed crater populations on the lunar rocks and with the Pegasus, Explorer, and Pioneer satellite data, the slope of the mass-flux distribution must decrease markedly for masses below 1 to .1 microgram.
Military and NASA programs are discussed in which FCC were used. Included are Saturn 4, Pegasus satellites solar, array for Skylab orbital workshop, Poseidon missiles, MK 48 torpedo fire control, and Lunar Surveyor.