Box 1
Contains 54 Results:
UHF Antenna, 1972-1973
A report covering tests of the Carrier Balloon satellite communications antenna.
Integration of C1 and C2, 1975
A Carrier Balloon Electronics Test Plan
BEP Control Section, 1974-1975
Copies of engineering change orders for the balloon electronics package (BEP) and a description of the operation of a Carrier Balloon auto-timer.
BEP Power Section, 1973-1974
A letter covering Carrier Balloon (CB) power supply options as well as a memo concerning the reduction of heat loss in the BEP.
Lithium Battery, 1972-1974
A report, "Lithium Battery Characteristics," is included as well as correspondence listing tentative specifications for the CB power supply as well as the results of tests simulating worst-case flight conditions on batteries from two suppliers.
Demodulator , 1973-1974
A copy of CB demodulator specifications.
Operations, 1973-1974
An Operations Plan is presented for the Carrier Balloon Program as well as comprehensive assembly and pre-flight check lists along with the proposed code for Carrier Balloon transmissions. Also included is a proposal for a common standard for the transmission of large satellite data stores as well as internal correspondence concerning the need for programming assistance.
Launch Sites, 1972-1975
Correspondence relating to the selection of Kourow, French Guiana as the Carrier Balloon launch site.
Kourow/CNES Agreement, 1973-1975
Copies of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the National Science Foundation and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Paris, France, to use the CNES facilities at Kourow for Carrier Balloon launches.
Carrier Balloon Subsystems Element Test, 1972-1974
Check lists for Carrier Balloon subsystem tests.