LAUNCH VEHICLE EXHAUST PLASMA / PLUME EFFECTS ON GROUND TELEMETRY RECEPTION, STARS IFT-14

ITC/USA 2005 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-First Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 24-27, 2005 / Riviera Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada === This paper discusses the effect of vehicle exhaust plasma/plume on the ability to receive t...

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Main Author: McWhorter, Mark
Other Authors: Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems
Language:en_US
Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/604872
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/604872
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Summary:ITC/USA 2005 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-First Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 24-27, 2005 / Riviera Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada === This paper discusses the effect of vehicle exhaust plasma/plume on the ability to receive telemetered data via an S-band RF link. The data discussed herein was captured during the launch of the STARS IFT-14 on February 13, 2005 from Kodiak Launch Center, Kodiak, Alaska using Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation’s (AADC) Range Safety and Telemetry System (RSTS), designed and integrated by Honeywell.