INDEX
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] F [G] [H] [I] [J] K [L] [M]
[N] O [P] Q [R] [S] [T] U [V] [W] X Y Z
A ABMA, [17] Agena B, [21], [22], [40] Antennas, [66] Goldstone, description, [70], [71], [73] onboard, description, [30], [31] directional control, [30] Pioneer tracking site, [70], [71] ARPA, [17] Astronomical unit, [111] refinement, [107] Atlantic Missile Range, [2], [10], [43], [83] Atlas-Agena B, [63], [52] Atlas D, [19], [21], [36]-39, [89] Attitude control Atlas D, [38] Earth acquisition, [58] loss of control and reorientation, [56], [60] Attitude control system, [31], [32]
B Battery, [25], [27] Bumper-WAC, [18]
C C-133 aircraft, [43] Centaur, [8] Central Computer and Sequencer, [28] commands, [56], [58] failure at encounter, [62] midcourse maneuver control, [59] Central Computing Facility, [81], [82] Charged particles, [13], [90] Charged particle detector, [35], [88] Computers, data processing, [84] Corporal E, [18] Cosmic dust, [13] density, [110] distribution and mass, [94], [95] measurement, [89] Cosmic dust detector, [35], [68], [87], [89] Cosmic radiation, [13], [96] Cosmic ray flux, [98]
D Data conditioning system, [88] Data processing, [30], [74], [85] CCF, equipment and operation, [82], [83] launch and tracking operations, [83] telemetry data, [84] transmission time, [88] Detectors charged particle, [35] cosmic dust, [35] solar plasma, [35] DSIF, [73], [74], [75], [82], [83], [84] functions, [68] Goldstone, [1], [64], [67]-79, [68], [69], [70], [71], [73], [75], [84], [107], [108], [109] Johannesburg, [64], [67], [68], [73] Mobile, [68], [73], [80] tracking during midcourse maneuver, [56] orientation, [56] Woomera, [67], [68], [71], [73], [75]
E Earth sensor final orientation commands, [64] September 8, crises and recovery, [60] Echo Project, [69] Echo site functions, [71] Electronics equipment weight, [25] Explorer I, [19] Experiments, [35] Anton special purpose tube, [87] atmospheric investigation, [85] charged particle detector, [88], [96]-100 density variation data, [98] radiation hazard findings, [98] cosmic dust detector data, [87]-89, [94], [95] high energy radiation, [90] infrared radiometer, [87], [93] ion chamber and Geiger-Mueller tubes, [87] magnetometers, [87], [88] microwave radiometer, [87], [91]-93 objectives, [13], [93] processing of data, [85] radiometers, [85], [105], [106] responsible organizations, [88] results, [110]-112 solar plasma detector, [87]-90 temperature investigation, [85] transmission of data, [88] weight, [25]
G Geiger counter, [98] Geiger-Mueller tubes, [87], [91] George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, [13], [17] Goldstone Tracking Station, [64], [67], [69], [75], [84], [107] Echo site, [68], [69], [71], [73] Pioneer site, [56], [68], [70] Venus site, [69], [70], [108], [109] Guidance, [13]
H High-energy radiation experiments, [90], [91]
I Infrared radiometer experiment cloud observations, [103], [105], [106] description, [93] dimensions, [93] operating characteristics, [85], [93] Interplanetary magnetic field, [13], [99] Interplanetary space cosmic dust density, [110] distribution, [95] hazards to spacecraft, [13] Ion chamber, [98]
J Johannesburg tracking station, [67], [68] equipment, [68], [73] functions, [68], [73] JPL, [2], [8], [13], [75], [76], [80], [82], [84] accomplishments, [18], [19] background, [18] DSIF control point, [67], [68] pre-Mariner spacecraft, [23] Jupiter, contrast to Venus, [101] Jupiter C, [19]
L Launch Operations Center, [12], [17] Launching, [56] Atlas performance, [52], [53] Atlas-Agena B, [52] battery, [52] gyroscopes, [53] radio guidance system, [52] time limitations, [12]
M Magnetometer experiment, [35], [88] data, [101], [102] description, [91] function, [91] objectives, [100] onboard location, [91] Mariner I, [43]-45 Mariner R, [41] Masers, [70] Materials, thermal shielding, [33] Microwave radiometer experiment description, [91] function, [91] measurements, [103], [105] operating characteristics, [85], [92]-93 Midcourse maneuver, [32], [58]-59, [60], [65] Mission achievements, records, [65] Mobile tracking station, [68], [80] location, equipment and function, [73] MX-774 Project, [21]
N NACA, precursor of NASA, [16] NASA, [8], [16], [17]
P Parking orbit, [55] Pioneer III, [19] Pioneer IV, [19] Pioneer project, [69] Pioneer tracking site, [70], [71] Power system, [25] Private A, [18] Propellants Atlas D, [38] attitude control system, [32] spacecraft, controlled burning, [32] rocket thrust system, [32] Propulsion system, Mariner spacecraft, hydrazine propellant, [33] propellant storage, [32], [38] weight, [25]
R Radiation, [98]-100 Ranger III, [8] Receivers, [66] Records, Mariner attitude control system, [65] measurements near Sun, [65] operation near Venus telemetry measurements, distance, [65] trajectory correction maneuver, [65] transmission, continuous performance, [65]
S Sensors Earth, for attitude control, [32] Sun, for attitude control, [32] Sergeant missile, [19] Shielding, [33], [34] Solar cells, [27], [28] Solar flares, [98], [99] Solar panels description, [25] design, [27] output deterioration, [61] release, [11] support, [25] weight, [27] Solar plasma detector, [35], [88], [96], [97] description, [87], [89], [90] function, [87], [89], [90] recordings, [96], [97] Solar plasma flux correlation with geomagnetic effects, [97] Solar wind effects on cosmic-ray movements, [96] magnetic fields, [95], [96] low density and energy, [96] measurement, [89] particle concentration near Earth, [96] particle energies, [96] temperature, [96] theories, [95] velocities, [13], [95], [96], [97], [110] Space Flight Operations Center, [60] organization and operation, [75], [80], [81] Space simulator, temperature control, [41] Spacecraft, [31] attitude control system, [31] Central Computer and Sequencer, [28] components and subsystems, [27] configuration, [23] electronic equipment, [25] frame materials, [23], [25] launching, [12] power system, [25] preliminary design, [41] propulsion system, [32] shroud and adapter, [43] system tests, [41] telecommunications subsystem, [30] temperature, [33] test models, [41] testing, [23] trajectory, [11] weight, [25] Sun sensor, [32]
T Telemetry continuous transmission, [65] data processing, [84] description, [30] loss of monitoring data, [62] phase-shift modulation, [30] transmission cutoff, [64] Telemetry processing station, [82], [83] Telemetry system data processing, [30] onboard, description, [30] Temperature control coatings, [34] heating problems, [62] housing structures, [35] materials, [33] problems, [33] solar panels, [35] solar radiation shielding, [35] thermal shielding, [33] Tracking Antigua, [53] Ascension, [53], [55] DSIF, [52], [66], [67], [68], [69] Earth noise, [66] Grand Bahama Island, [53] Johannesburg, [56] Pretoria, [53], [55] problems, [66] radio noise, [66] San Salvador, [53] solar noise, [66] Twin Falls Victory, [53], [55] Whiskey, [55] Woomera, [56] Trajectory, [11], [63], [64], [83]
V V-2 rocket, [18] Van Allen radiation belt, [19], [97] Venus atmosphere, [3], [5], [104], [105], [112] atmospheric temperature, [85] atmospheric winds, [5] CO₂ content above clouds, [106] cloud cover, [105], [106] cloud observations, [104], [105] clouds, data, [111] compared with Earth, [5] description, [4] dielectric constant, surface material, [107] encounter, [93], [94] historical data, [2] inferior and superior conjunctions, [4] magnetic field, [98], [100], [111] comparison with geomagnetic, [100], [101] data, [100], [101], [102] strength, [100], [101], [102] mass, [109], [111] orbit, [4] radar experiments, 1961, [106], [107] radar experiments during mission, [107] reflection coefficient, [107] revolution, [4] rotation, [4], [101], [108], [111] surface, [106] brightness temperature, [103], [104] characteristics, theories, [102], [103] “greenhouse” effect, [106] measurements, [103], [104] pressure, [112] reflectivity, [111] roughness, [107], [108] temperature, [106], [111] temperature, [85], [111] topography, [5] water vapor in atmosphere, [106] Venus encounter, [63]
W WAC Corporal, [18] Woomera Tracking Station, [67], [68], [75] equipment, [68], [71], [73]