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CLOSE-EARTH ORBITING SATELLITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The Geophysics Directorate of Phillips Laboratory, located at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, is developing a sensor, known as the Autocalibrating Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometers (ACES PL-202), to measure solar EUV (extreme ultraviolet) from a near-Earth orbiting satellite to an accuracy of 5 percent.

Key term(s)
  • near earth orbiting satellite
  • close earth orbiting satellite
  • near Earth orbiting satellite
  • close-Earth orbiting satellite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace

Spanish

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