table4.169

SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

Table 4-169. Heat Capacity Mapping Mission Characteristics

Also called:

HCMM; Applications Explorer Mission A (Aem-A)

Date of launch (location):

Apr. 26, 1978 (WTR)

Launch vehicle:

Scout

Weight (kg):

134

Shape:

6-ided prism with 2 solar panels

Dimensions (m):

0.63 x 0.63; 1.6 with solar panels extended

Power source:

Solar cells plus NaCd battery

Date of reentry:

Feb 28, 1983

Responsible NASA center:

Goddard Space Flight Center

Prime contractor:

Boeing Aerospace Co.

Project manager:

Larry R. Tant

Objectives:

To conduct research into the feasibility of using day/night thermal imagery to generate apparent thermal inertial values and temperature cycle data.

Instrument:

Heat Capacity Mapping Radiometer (HCMR)

Results:

Successful; orbits allowed measurement of earth's surface for its maximum temperature and then 12 hours later measured the same area's minimum temperature.

Reference: NASA, "Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM) Launch," E-651-78-01, Apr. 19, 1978.

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Also called:	HCMM; Applications Explorer Mission A (Aem-A)
Date of launch (location):	Apr. 26, 1978 (WTR)
Launch vehicle:	Scout
Weight (kg):	134
Shape:	6-ided prism with 2 solar panels
Dimensions (m):	0.63 x 0.63; 1.6 with solar panels extended
Power source:	Solar cells plus NaCd battery
Date of reentry:	Feb 28, 1983
Responsible NASA center:	Goddard Space Flight Center
Prime contractor:	Boeing Aerospace Co.
Project manager:	Larry R. Tant
Objectives:	To conduct research into the feasibility of using day/night thermal imagery to generate apparent thermal inertial values and temperature cycle data.
Instrument:	Heat Capacity Mapping Radiometer (HCMR)
Results:	Successful; orbits allowed measurement of earth's surface for its maximum temperature and then 12 hours later measured the same area's minimum temperature.