A mission study was performed including the scientific objectives, principles of observation, and a theoretical analysis of system accuracy. The payload was not included in the study. Orbital parameters, environmental conditions, thermal control, power supplies, and reliability were examined. Data handling, ground operations including computer software were analyzed, and a development plan was proposed.
Hipparcos. Spacecraft Design and Development
1979
322 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Astronomy & Celestial Mechanics , Unmanned Spacecraft , Astrometry , Astronomical observatories , Mission planning , Satellite-borne instruments , Data management , Electric power supplies , European space programs , Feasibility analysis , Orbital elements , Temperature distribution , Foreign technology
NTIS | 1991
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|Elsevier | 1991
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