Title :
Tracking Experiments with Pioneer IV
Author :
Barr, T.A. ; Lundquist, C.A.
Author_Institution :
U. S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.
Abstract :
Several organizations participated in a program for testing receiver techniques used in tracking the low power transmitters carried on the space probe Pioneer IV. A meeting was held and presentations were made on each system tested This paper presents a summary and comparison of the results of the receiving techniques used to track the Pioneer IV. It also gives a brief description of the transmitter and antenna used on Pioneer IV.
Keywords :
Electronic equipment testing; Instruments; Missiles; Optical transmitters; Packaging; Probes; Radio transmitters; Space technology; System testing; Transmitting antennas;
Journal_Title :
Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/IRET-MIL.1960.5008248