SPACE SCIENCE _I_C NATIONALDATA CENTER WORLD DATA CENTER A for ROCKETS AND SATELLITES 86-01 Data Catalog Series for Space Science and Applications Flight Missions V olume 3B Descriptions of Data Sets from Low- and Medium-Altitude Scientific Spacecraft and Investigations April 1986 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center N')O- _,,140 Uncl, s Categories of Spacecraft Used in This Series PLANETARY AND HELIOCENTRIC This category includes probes to the various planets of the solar system and probes designed to make measurements of the characteristics of interplanetary space. Also included are the probes which will pass out of the solar system into interstellar space. METEOROLOGY AND TERRESTRIAL APPLICATIONS This category includes geocentric spacecraft whose primary mission is to make remote sensing measurements of the earth and its atmosphere. Spacecraft which carry instrumentation to make geodesy and gravimetry measurements are also included. Technology, engineering, and communi- cations spacecraft or investigations are not included because NSSDC does not archive such data. ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND SOLAR PHYSICS This category consists of scientific satellites designed to conduct investigations of the sun, stellar objects, nonstellar sources, and interstellar phenomena. These satellites are geocentric except for the selenocentric RAE-B. GEOSTATIONARY AND HIGH-ALTITUDE SCIENTIFIC This category includes those satellites designed to conduct investigations of the characteristics of near-earth space from orbits with apogees near geostationary altitude and higher. Three of the spacecraft are seleno- centric. Communications satellites are not included because NSSDC does not archive such data. LOW- AND MEDIUM-ALTITUDE SCIENTIFIC This category includes those spacecraft whose apogees are well below geostationary altitude and whose primary purpose is to conduct investigations in the near-earth environment. NSSDC/WDC-A-R&S86-01 DATACATALOGSERIESFORSPACESCIENCE ANDAPPLICATIONSFLIGHTMISSIONS Volume3B DESCRIPTIONSOFDATASETSFROMLOW-ANDMEDIUM-ALTITUDE SCIENTIFICSPACECRAFTANDINVESTIGATIONS Edited by John E. Jackson Richard Horowitz April 1986 National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)/ World Data Center A for Rockets and Satellites (WDC-A-R&S) National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration GoddardSpace Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 PREFACE This volume is part of a series (see back of front cover) which will describe data sets and related spacecraft and investigations from space science and applications flight investigations. The series will describe the data sets held by the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) and some of the data sets held by NASA-funded and other investigators. The series will serve also as pointer documents for extensive data sets held and serviced by other Government agencies. This volume is the second and last volume for the Low- and Medium-Altitude Scientific Spacecraft and Investigations Catalog. The first volume described the spacecraft and investigations along with personnel names and affiliations. This volume describes the data sets associated with the various investigations. As NSSDC is issuing this series, it is starting work towards remote electronic accessibility of its information files. We would like to thank the many investigators who have submitted their data for archiving at NSSDC. Their cooperation in supplying current status information is gratefully acknowledged. We are particularly indebted to the many past and present NSSDC personnel who interacted with the investigators in bringing to NSSDC the flight data and who provided the initial input for many of the descriptions appearing in this catalog. Thanks are also extended to the other NSSDC personnel, employees of the on-site contractor, Sigma Data Services Corporation, who have been involved in the information handling necessary to produce this volume. Special acknowledgment is given to Mary Elsen for her extensive editorial assistance. The Data Center is continually striving to increase the usefulness of its data holdings, supporting indexes, and documentation. Scientists are invited to submit their space science data and related documentation to _SSDC. Their comments on and corrections to the present catalog will be greatly appreci- ated. Catalog recipients are urged to inform potential data users of its availability. John E. Jackson Richard Horowitz April 1986 iii TABLEOFCONTENTS Page PREFACE............................................................... iii I. INTRODUCTION...................................................... 1.1 Purpose ...................................................... 3 1.2 Organization ................................................. 4 1.3 NSSDCPurpose, Facilities and Services ....................... 7 1.4 Data Acquisition .............................................. 9 2. DATASETDESCRIPTIONS............................................. 11 1963-030D........................................................ 13 1963-038C........................................................ 13 1964-083C........................................................ 13 1972-032A........................................................ 13 AD-A ..................................-'''''''''''''''''''''''''" 14 AD-B ................................-......'''''''''''''''''''''" 14 AD-C ....................................''''''''''''''''''''''''' 14 AE-A ......................................''''''''''''''''''''''" 14 AE-B ..........................-...''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''" 15 AE-C ..............................''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''" 15 AE-D ....................................''''''''''''''''''''''''' 21 AE-E ...........................-.'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''" 24 AEROS............................................................. 27 AEROS2 .......................................................... 27 Alouette I ....................................................... 27 Alouette 2 ....................................................... 32 Ariel I .......................................................... 36 Ariel 3 .......................................................... 36 Ariel 4 .......................................................... 38 Cosmos49 ........................................................ 39 Cosmos321 ....................................................... 39 Discoverer 25 .................................................... 39 DME-A............................................................ 39 ESRO4 ........................................................... 41 Explorer I ....................................................... 41 Explorer 4 ....................................................... 42 Explorer 7 ....................................................... 42 Explorer 8 ....................................................... 43 Explorer 9 ....................................................... 43 FR 1 ..................-..................'''''''''''''''''''''''" 43 GRS-A............................................................ 43 IE-A ......................-..........'-''''-''''''''''''''''''''" 45 Inj un I .......................................................... 45 Injun 3 .......................................................... 46 v P£ZC:_',_,' ' ....... ,- - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Injun 4 .......................................................... 48 Injun 5 .......................................................... 49 ISIS I ........................................................... 5O ISIS 2 ........................................................... 53 ISS-B ............................................................ 59 Kyo k k• ........................................................... 59 Magsat ........................................................... 61 Midas 2 .......................................................... 66 OGO 2 ............................................................ 66 OGO 4 ............................................................ 68 OGO 6 ............................................................ 73 • • • • • J •o JQe ,.ao o,.o o• • e• ee, e o• o • • i o,.e o • 76 OVI-13ov12....................._ i _ _ _ 77 OV_-15 ........................................................... 78 OVI-19 .............................. 78 ov33_ i i i i _i_ _ _......._.......79 Radsat ........................................................... 8O Relay I .......................................................... 8O Relay 2 .......................................................... 81 SME ........ 81 Sputnik 3 . • • o,• • , • • • • • 82 STS-3/OSS- I ...................................................... 82 Transit 2A ....................................................... 83 Transit 4A ....................................................... 83 Vanguard I ....................................................... 83 Vanguard 2 ....................................................... 83 Vanguard 3 ....................................................... 84 3e INDEX OF DATA SETS ................................................ 85 4. APPENDIX A - STANDARD EPHEMERIS DATA SETS ......................... A-I 5. APPENDIX B - SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME 3A .............................. B-I 6. APPENDIX C - CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF SPACECRAFT .................. C-I 7. APPENDIX D - DEFINITIONS .......................................... D-I 8. NSSDC/WDC-A-R&S DOCUMENT REQUEST FORM 9. NSSDC DATA REQUEST FORM vi 0 O. E 0 I • I PURPOSE