Predicting Long-Term Telemetry Behavior for Lunar Orbiting, Deep Space, Planetary and Earth Orbiting Satellites

ITC/USA 2008 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Fourth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 27-30, 2008 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California === Providing normal telemetry behavior predictions prior to and post launch wil...

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Main Author: Losik, Len
Other Authors: Failure Analysis
Language:en_US
Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/606164
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/606164
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Summary:ITC/USA 2008 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Fourth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 27-30, 2008 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California === Providing normal telemetry behavior predictions prior to and post launch will help to stop surprise catastrophic satellite and spacecraft equipment failures. In-orbit spacecraft fail from surprise equipment failures that can result from not having normal telemetry behavior available for comparison with actual behavior catching satellite engineers by surprise. Some surprise equipment failures lead to the total loss of the satellite or spacecraft. Some recovery actions as a consequence of a surprise equipment failure are high risk and involve decisions requiring a level of experience far beyond the responsible engineers.