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Charge coupled devices (CCDs), 136 mass iteration, 191 Index 231
Chemical power, 177 process, 199, 201
Chromosphere, 79 reviews, 204
Circular orbit, 30 Diffraction limit, 138
Clarke, Arthur, 2, 104 Digital baseband signal, 160
Clock offset time, 162 Digital signals, 115
Closed orbits, 28 Direct waves, 106
COBE, 18 DMSP, 14, 134
Command processing, 190 Doppler
Commands, 189 count, 155
Communication relay satellite, 188 frequency, 155
Complex autonomy, 190 positioning, 154
Comsat, 19 shift, 154, 158
Conceptual study phase Drag, 100
(Pre-Phase A), 200, 204 Dual-spin, 172
Conical scan, 140 Duty cycle, 179, 189
Constellations, 46 Dwell time, 148
Control torques, 176 Dynamic mass estimate, 169
Convective zone, 78
Copernicus, 26 Earth, 87
Corona, 79 Earth angle, 137
Correlation, 161 Earth Observing System (EOS), 23
Corrosion, 98 Eastern test range (ETR), 193
Cosmology, 76 Eccentricity, 29
cost, 201 Eclipse cycle, 179
Critical design review (CDR), 207 Eclipse periods, 169
Cross correlation, 161 Ecliptic, 77
Cross-track scan, 140 Electromagnetic propagation, 91, 105
Electromagnetic spectrum, 105
Data handling, 188 Electromagnetic wave, 104
Data rate, 189 Electron density, 107
Dead reckoning (DR), 157 Electrostatic system, 185
Debris, 99 Elevation angle, 137
Decibel, 109 Elliptical orbit, 3 1
Definition phase (Phase B), 206 ELV, 21
Delta, 170 Emissivity, 183
Delta v, 48, 70, 71, 73, 186 End of life power (EOL), 179
Demodulation, 118, 128 Energia, 21
Depression angle, 137 Ephemeris, 155
Depth of discharge, 181 Equitorial orbit, 44
Design Equivalent noise temperature, 11 3
acquisition period, 200 ERTS, 14
development phase (CAI), 207 European Space Agency (ESA), 21
