Meeting the challenge : the Hexagon KH-9 reconnaissance satellite /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Pressel, Philip, 1937- (Autor), Allen, Ned (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reston, Virginia : Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2013]
Colección:Library of flight.
Temas:
Space surveillance > United States > History.
Artificial satellites, American > History.
Astronautics, Military > United States > History.
Military surveillance > United States > History.
Reconnaissance spatiale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Satellites artificiels américains > Histoire.
Astronautique militaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
Surveillance militaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
Artificial satellites, American
Astronautics, Military
Military surveillance
Space surveillance
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • A Note from the Editor-in-Chief
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Reconnaissance Cameras in Space
  • Chapter 2. Hexagon Camera System Overview
  • Chapter 3. The Perkin-Elmer Organization
  • Chapter 4. Hexagon, The Early Days
  • Chapter 5. In the Beginning and the Facilities
  • Chapter 6. Film Supply Assembly
  • Chapter 7. Looper, Film Path, Pneumatics, and Thermal Design
  • Chapter 8. Optical Bar
  • Chapter 9. Platen and Film Drive
  • Chapter 10. Joining the Corporation
  • Chapter 11. Servo SystemChapter 12. Frame and Take-Ups
  • Chapter 13. Reliability Aspects of Hexagon
  • Chapter 14. Manufacturing and Testing
  • Chapter 15. Field Operations
  • Chapter 16. Film and a Disagreement with the CIA
  • Chapter 17. The Electronics
  • Chapter 18. Sunken Reentry Vehicle
  • Chapter 19. Explosion
  • Appendix A. Hexagon KH- 9 Launch Data History
  • Appendix B. The Twister
  • Appendix C. Servos, Image Motion Compensation, and Precision Velocity Control
  • Appendix D. Thermal Control, Modeling, and Analysis
  • Appendix E. S-Cubed

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