THE SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF THE PIONEER V SPACE PROBE,

reportActive / Technical Report | Accession Number: AD0607932 | Need Help?

Abstract:

The pioneer V space probe was launched from Cape Canaveral on March 11, 1960, inwards towards the orbit of Venus. The scientific instrumentation included a spin coil magnetometer, two radiation experiments, and a micrometeorite detector. Data were obtained for distances up to 40 million kilometers from the earth. The most significant results of these experiments are summarized in this paper. Author

Author(s):
Lindner, John W.
Author Organization(s):
TRW SPACE TECHNOLOGY LABS LOS ANGELES CALIF
Supplementary Note:
Presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the American Astronautical Society, Dallas, Tex., 16-18 Jan 61. Legibility of this document is in part unsatisfactory. Reproduction has been made from best available copy.
Annotation:
Scientific results of the Pioneer V space probe.
Pagination:
0028

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
STL/TR-61-0000-02014
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*RADIATION MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, SPACE PROBES, SOLAR SATELLITES, SPACE PROBES, ORBITS, INSTRUMENTATION, MAGNETOMETERS, LAUNCHING, CHARGED PARTICLES, IONIZATION CHAMBERS, GEIGER COUNTERS, SOLAR RADIATION, SOLAR FLARES, PROTONS, ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, SYMPOSIA
Report Date:
1960 Jan 01