Progress on the use of satellite technology for gravity exploration

Autor: Xingyu Gou, Songming Li, Xiaomin Zhang, Wei Mao, Xingwang Zhong, Li Ma, Xudong Wang, Lin Huang, Fuquan Yang, Yingna Liu, Yanwei Ding, Ming Li, Shuping Tan, Dongxue Xi, Hongqing Huo, Lingyun Hu, Zhiming Xu
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Geodesy and Geodynamics, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 299-306 (2015)
ISSN: 1674-9847
DOI: 10.1016/j.geog.2015.05.008
Popis: In this paper, the technological progress on Chinese gravity exploration satellites is presented. Novel features such as ultra-stable structure, high accurate thermal control, drag-free and attitude control, micro-thrusters, aerodynamic configuration, the ability to perform micro-vibration analyses, microwave ranging system and mass center trimmer are described. Keywords: Ultra-stable structure, Precision thermal control, Drag-free, Micro-thruster, K-band ranging, Aerodynamics, Micro-vibration, Gravity satellite
Databáze: OpenAIRE