Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
Results of one year's operation in orbit of the Quartz Crystal Microbalance Monitor on the ATS-6 satellite are presented. The data indicate a general decreasing trend for the first four and one-half months in orbit. At that time, a sudden increase in beat frequency occurred; this correlates in time with the firing of the North Cesium Ion Engine. A general increase in beat frequency is evidenced since that time. Laboratory tests conducted to investigate the phenomenon are described.
Keywords:
RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FACILITIES (AIR)
Type:
PAPER-5
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8th Conf. on Space Simulation; p 73-88
Format:
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