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The SAS-A aspect systemOn Dec. 12, 1970, the United States Small Astronomy Satellite-A was launched into orbit around the earth. The X-ray instrument carried by the spacecraft was the first satellite instrument to be devoted exclusively to the study of stellar X-ray sources. The primary objective of the instrument was to perform an all-sky survey to detect and locate stellar X-ray sources with location accuracies of one arc-minute for the stronger sources. A system description is given together with details of circuits, alignment procedures, and calibration sequences.
Document ID
19740030011
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Jagoda, N.
Austin, G.
Mickiewicz, S.
Goddard, R.
(American Science and Engineering, Inc. Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Technical Meeting
Location: San Mateo, CA
Start Date: October 16, 1972
End Date: October 18, 1972
Accession Number
74A12761
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-11092
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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