Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
The launch and orbital characteristics of Space Shuttle missions which will maximize the coincident measurement opportunities between the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS) and the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) experiments are presented. Updated UARS orbit conditions are used and several ATLAS orbit constraints are incorporated, and the study is expanded to include other classes of instruments on the two satellites. The effects of launch time, altitude, and orbit inclination on the number and latitudinal distribution of coincident measurement opportunities for the UARS and Shuttle experiments are investigated. Large numbers of coincident measurements are possible for UARS and ATLAS limb-viewing experiments, but their distribution is greatly dependent on the inclination of the satellites and initial equatorial crossing times. Results indicate that a great number of coincident measurements may be obtained between limb-scanning devices (300-400) and that observation of the extreme latitudes (70-80 degrees) is obtained with an ATLAS inclination of 57 degrees.
Keywords:
ASTRONAUTICS (GENERAL)
Type:
AIAA PAPER 90-2870
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