DocumentCode :
952532
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.
Issue :
42403
fYear :
1960
Firstpage :
355
Lastpage :
359
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;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0096-2511
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/IRET-MIL.1960.5008248
Filename :
5008248
Link To Document :
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