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International Space Station (ISS) External Television (TV) Camera Shutdown InvestigationIn the early morning of January 15, 2006, the Stardust Sample Return Capsule (SRC) successfully delivered its precious cargo of cometary particles to the awaiting recovery team at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR). As the SRC entered at 12.8 km/s, the fastest manmade object to traverse the atmosphere, a team of researchers imaged the event aboard the NASA DC-8 airborne observatory. At SRC entry, the airplane was at an altitude of 11.9 km positioned within 6.4 km of the prescribed, preferred target view location. The incoming SRC was first acquired approximately 18 seconds (s) after atmospheric interface and tracked for approximately 60 s, an observation period that is roughly centered in time around predicted peak heating.
Document ID
20090014721
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Kichak, Robert
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Young, Eric
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Pandipati, Chetty
(QSS Group, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Cooke, Robert
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 2009
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2009-215572
L-19606
LF99-8399
NESC-RP-06-49/06-001-E
Report Number: NASA/TM-2009-215572
Report Number: L-19606
Report Number: LF99-8399
Report Number: NESC-RP-06-49/06-001-E
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 510505.01.07.01.06
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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