Accession Number:

AD0262355

Title:

RADIO OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS OF SPUTNIK 3

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MINISTRY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (JAPAN)

Personal Author(s):

• NAKATA,YOSHIAKI
• KAN,MIYAO

Report Date:

1961-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

A description is given of the instrumentation which was used in recording the radio waves transmitted from Sputnik 3 on the frequencies of 20 and 40 mc. Interesting results are presented which were obtained by analysis of the Doppler frequency shift and Faraday rotation in the observations for a period from January 1959 to April 1960. Furthermore, a discussion on the skip-zone is presented for the period when the satellite was below the height of maximum electron density. Author

Descriptors:

• *DOPPLER SYSTEMS
• *ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• *TRACKING
• ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTION
• ATTENUATION
• DOPPLER RADAR
• HIGH FREQUENCY
• IONOSPHERIC PROPAGATION
• MAGNETOOPTICS
• MEASUREMENT
• ORBITS
• RADIO RECEIVERS
• RADIO SIGNALS
• RADIO WAVES
• RADIOFREQUENCY
• VERY HIGH FREQUENCY
• WAVE PROPAGATION

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE