The Satellite-to-Satellite Doppler Tracking Experiment on Board the ASTP

File — Box: 1, Folder: 33

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1974 - 1978

Creator

From the Collection: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1958-) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear foot (1 box. )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

The Doppler-tracking experiment was designed to test the feasibility of improved mapping of the Earth's gravity field by the low low satellite tracking method and to observe variations in the electron density of the ionosphere between the two spacecraft. Data were taken between 1:01 and 14:37 GMT on July 24, 1975.

Source: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.