• DocumentCode
    1926903
  • Title

    Variations of the Transport Spacecraft “Progress” radar characteristics connected with the orbital maneuvering subsystem run

  • Author

    Lebedev, V. ; Khakhinov, V. ; Potekhin, A. ; Kushnarev, D. ; Zarudnev, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Solar-Terrestrial Phys., Irkutsk, Russia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    13-20 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper we study the Transport Spacecraft (TSC) "Progress" radar characteristic variations emerging due to the onboard thrusters run. Measurements were taken at the Irkutsk Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) in the 154-162 MHz range. The results of experiments showed significant variations of radar characteristics especially at emitting of exhaust jets towards the radar. The most sensitive parameter is the antenna angle of the TSC elevation.
  • Keywords
    aerospace instrumentation; space vehicles; Irkutsk Incoherent Scatter Radar; TSC elevation; Transport Spacecraft progress radar characteristic variations; antenna angle; onboard thrusters run; orbital maneuvering subsystem run; Antenna measurements; Azimuth; Color; Geophysical measurements; Physics; Radar; Radar antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5117-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051170
  • Filename
    6051170