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UNINA9910796481003321 |
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Autore |
Pressel Philip <1937-> |
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Meeting the challenge : the Hexagon KH-9 reconnaissance satellite / / Phil Pressel, Ned Allen, editor-in-chief, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland |
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Reston, Virginia : , : Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Collana |
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Space surveillance - United States - History |
Artificial satellites, American - History |
Astronautics, Military - United States - History |
Military surveillance - United States - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""A Note from the Editor-in-Chief""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1. Reconnaissance Cameras in Space""; ""Chapter 2. Hexagon Camera System Overview""; ""Chapter 3. The Perkin-Elmer Organization""; ""Chapter 4. Hexagon, The Early Days""; ""Chapter 5. In the Beginning and the Facilities""; ""Chapter 6. Film Supply Assembly""; ""Chapter 7. Looper, Film Path, Pneumatics, and Thermal Design""; ""Chapter 8. Optical Bar""; ""Chapter 9. Platen and Film Drive""; ""Chapter 10. Joining the Corporation"" |
""Chapter 11. Servo System""""Chapter 12. Frame and Take-Ups""; ""Chapter 13. Reliability Aspects of Hexagon""; ""Chapter 14. Manufacturing and Testing""; ""Chapter 15. Field Operations""; ""Chapter 16. Film and a Disagreement with the CIA""; ""Chapter 17. The Electronics""; ""Chapter 18. Sunken Reentry Vehicle""; ""Chapter 19. Explosion""; ""Appendix A. Hexagon KH- 9 Launch Data History""; ""Appendix B. The Twister""; ""Appendix C. Servos, Image Motion Compensation, and Precision Velocity Control""; ""Appendix D. Thermal Control, Modeling, and Analysis""; ""Appendix E. S-Cubed"" |
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""Appendix F. Perkin-Elmer Personnel""""Index"" |
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