April-June 1996, Volume 17, Number 2
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Midcourse Space Experiment: Technology
Midcourse Space Experiment: Guest Editor's Introduction
M. R. Peterson
The MSX Tracking, Attitude, and UVISI Processors
L. J. Frank, C. B. Hersman, S. P. Williams, and R. F. Conde
The MSX Command and Data Handling System
D. D. Stott, R. K. Burek, P. Eisenreich, J. E. Kroutil, P. D. Schwartz, and G. F. Sweitzer
MSX Attitude Determination and Control Hardware
F. F. Mobley, W. E. Radford, and L. R. Kennedy
A Testbed for the MSX Attitude and Tracking Processors
D. S. Wilson
MSX Ground Operations
J. F. Smola, M. H. Barbagallo, J. H. Cranmer, C. C. DeBoy, M. J. Harold, J. A. Krein, H. M. Kreitz, Jr., A. C. Sadilek, and H. K. Utterback
The MSX Performance Assurance Program
M. E. Goss
The UVISI Instrument
K. J. Heffernan, J. E. Heiss, J. D. Boldt, E. H. Darlington, K. Peacock, T. J. Harris, and M. J. Mayr
The Spatial Infrared Imaging Telescope III
B. Y. Bartschi, D. E. Morse, and T. L. Woolston
The Space-Based Visible Sensor
D. C. Harrison and J. C. Chow
Technology Demonstration by the Onboard Signal and Data Processor
C. G. Pfeiffer and B. L. Masson
MSX Reference Objects
S. V. Burdick, J. Chalupa, C. L. Hamilton, T. L. Murdock, and R. Russell
Miscellanea
Publications, Presentations, and Colloquia --Patents
The cover: Designers of future operational space- and ground-based surveillance and tracking systems require simultaneous wideband optical data on midcourse missile flight, as well as space background phenomena. The precision Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) platform will collect such data over a wide wavelength range during its long-duration mission, building on previous short-term Ballistic Missile Defense Organization tests. During the "cryogen" phase, MSX experiments will provide critical first-time observations of missile target signatures against Earth-limb, auroral, and celestial-cluttered backgrounds. The "post-cryogen" phase will focus on celestial and terrestrial backgrounds, surveillance demonstrations, and environmental research. Contamination information will be gathered during all phases to aid the future design of spacecraft carrying optical instruments. (Cover illustration by Kenneth R. Moscati.)
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