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Weight and volume capability, celestial orientation, data handling and storage, telemetry, and reliability of Explorer type satellites and orbiting type observatories
Scheduling, analog-to-digital conversion, and quality control of data processing for Orbiting Solar Observatory /OSO-B2/
X-ray collectors and detectors evaluated for use as spectrography experiment in Orbiting Astronomical Observatory /OAO/
Design of command and data handling system for orbiting astronomical observatory, and scientific experiments for OAO spacecraft
Mobile 24-inch satellite photometric observatory
NASA news release giving details on occasion of launching of Orbital Solar Observatory /OSO-D/ with Delta launch vehicle
Satellite geodesy program at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, with emphasis on twelve Baker-Nunn tracking stations
Explorer type compared to Orbiting Observatory type satellites regarding weight, volume, reliability, data transmission, power, etc
Small and large orbiting observatory satellites compared for operational needs, interference problems, scheduling and multisampling of space phenomena
Manned orbiting space station operation in association with unmanned observatory, comparing gimbal mounted, free floating, tethered and firmly fixed modes
Random vibration response data for orbiting geophysical observatory - comparative analysis of flight, acoustic, and vibration tests
Outgassing problems encountered in design of star tracker used on orbiting astronomical observatory
Dual-spin configuration and orbital performance of orbiting solar observatory
Hartmann tests on 16-inch refractor at Ricard Observatory, discussing Hartmann objective lens criteria
Cable retrieval and attitude control technique for passive orbiting astronomical observatory tethered to orbiting space station
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory satellite observation program, discussing mathematical procedures to transform reduced data in celestial frame to fixed earth plane
Performance test summary and hardware reliability for orbiting geophysical observatories
Attitude determination system for Orbiting Astronomical Observatory