• DocumentCode
    1393633
  • Title

    Looking back: Sputnik

  • Author

    Swenson, George W., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    Briefly discusses the circumstances leading to the launch of Sputnik 1. Radio observations of the signal are described leading to an ephemeris. The radio transmissions of the very early satellites are considered from an ionospheric research point of view. The author concludes by discussing the Nora-Alice payload for transmitting radio signals from satellites for ionospheric research
  • Keywords
    atmospheric techniques; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; ionospheric techniques; radiowave propagation; satellite communication; satellite links; Nora-Alice payload; Sputnik; ephemeris; ionospheric research; radio observations; radio signals; radio transmissions; Astronomy; Frequency; Home computing; Interference; Ionosphere; Observatories; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Satellite broadcasting; TV receivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/45.565615
  • Filename
    565615
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1393633