TEST PLAN FOR NAVSTAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM VolumeⅡ. ERS Test Satellite Design

摘要

The test satellite is configured to provide a highly accurate check on the BINOR range measurements at a ground station by carrying a MISTRAM "B" transponder in addition to the BINOR range equipment. The satel¬lite weighs 68 pounds and carries as the experimental payload a stable oscillator, a BINOR code generator, an L-band transmitter and a MISTRAM B transponder for obtaining highly accurate range and range-rate data at the MISTRAM ground facility. A separate VHF transmitter is included which will transmit status performance data on the satellite systems. The satellite is also command controlled by a VHF command link.