BAMM II Flight, 30 April 1982, Engineering Evaluation Report

The objectives of the BAMM II flight of 30 Apr 1982 were as follows: Infrared earth/atmosphere background at sunrise and low angle solar specular reflections; Infrared earth background - snow fields; and Infrared earth background - mountains. Data was obtained from three types of scenes. However, du...

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Main Authors: Brooke,R W, Shepherd,O, Reidy,W P
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AIMING
ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING
BACKGROUND RADIATION
BALLOON EQUIPMENT
BALLOONS
BAMM(Balloon Altitude Mosaic Measurements)
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION
EARTH(PLANET)
FLIGHT TESTING
GIMBALS
GROUND STATIONS
GYRO STABILIZERS
INERTIAL SYSTEMS
Infrared Detection and Detectors
INFRARED RADIATION
Lighter-than-air Aircraft
Low solar scatter angles
MOSAICS(DETECTORS)
MOUNTAINS
Optics
PAYLOAD
PE63424F
SNOWFIELDS
SOLAR RADIATION
SPECULAR REFLECTION
Staring mode
STORAGE BATTERIES
SUNRISE
TELEMETER SYSTEMS
TELEVISION CAMERAS
WUAFGL212304AC
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Summary:The objectives of the BAMM II flight of 30 Apr 1982 were as follows: Infrared earth/atmosphere background at sunrise and low angle solar specular reflections; Infrared earth background - snow fields; and Infrared earth background - mountains. Data was obtained from three types of scenes. However, due to a command system malfunction, the number of scene measurements was reduced. During the flight, the command link was subjected to frequent intermittent disruption. The cause of this command problem is under investigation. In spite of the command link disruption, it appears that all the objectives of the flight were realized. When it could be commanded, the pointing system operated without problems. In the following sections, payload testing, flight operations and recovery will be discussed. A daily summary of activities during the field expedition is presented in Appendix A. Summary reports on the batteries and command system problems are included as Appendixes B and C. An evaluation of the payload system is made with recommendations for additional system improvements.