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The ESA/NASA Multi-Aircraft ATV-1 Re-Entry Campaign: Analysis of Airborne Intensified Video Observations from the NASA/JSC ExperimentIn September 2008, a joint ESA/NASA multi-instrument airborne observing campaign was conducted over the Southern Pacific ocean. The objective was the acquisition of data to support detailed atmospheric re-entry analysis for the first flight of the European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)-1. Skilled observers were deployed aboard two aircraft which were flown at 12.8 km altitude within visible range of the ATV-1 re-entry zone. The observers operated a suite of instruments with low-light-level detection sensitivity including still cameras, high speed and 30 fps video cameras, and spectrographs. The collected data has provided valuable information regarding the dynamic time evolution of the ATV-1 re-entry fragmentation. Specifically, the data has satisfied the primary mission objective of recording the explosion of ATV-1's primary fuel tank and thereby validating predictions regarding the tanks demise and the altitude of its occurrence. Furthermore, the data contains the brightness and trajectories of several hundred ATV-1 fragments. It is the analysis of these properties, as recorded by the particular instrument set sponsored by NASA/Johnson Space Center, which we present here.
Document ID
20090006974
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Barker, Ed
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Maley, Paul
Mulrooney, Mark
(MEI Technologies, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Beaulieu, Kevin
(Barrios Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: 60th Annual International Astronautical Congress
Location: Daejeon
Country: Korea, Republic of
Start Date: October 12, 2009
End Date: October 16, 2009
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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