Vehicle glow measurements on Space Transportation System flight 62

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 240-249

  Swenson, G R ^a   Rairden, R L ^a   Jennings, D E ^b   Ahmadjian, M ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; NITROGEN; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ORBITS; OXYGEN; SATELLITES; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE OPTICS; SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALTITUDE; BRIGHT ENHANCEMENT; EMISSION MEASUREMENTS; GLOW INTENSITY; LOW EARTH ORBIT; SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; SPACECRAFT GLOWS; SPACECRAFT KINETIC INFRARED TEST INSTRUMENTS; VEHICLE GLOW MEASUREMENTS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0030105218     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26747     Document Type: Article

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