DIRECT ONLINE REAL TIME VIDEO TRANSMISSION FROM/TO SPACE OPERATION CENTER (SPOC) TO/FROM DEMI-ORBIT GONDOLA MISSION ASTROLAB (DOG-MA)



The DOG-MA 96 project

led by the

Demi-Orbit-Gondola-Mission Astrolab

(DOG-MA)

is a contribution to the Tail

Acceleration
Lab Experiments

(TALE).

The spacelab will be put into an highly

eccentric orbit around CANIS MINOR XII

close to the equatorial plane reaching an

altitude of more than 800000 km at the

highest point. Several instruments provided

by international scientist groups study the

wind and particles trapped in the

Canis Minor's semi-conscious lunasphere in

order to trace back eventually lost footprints

of formerly launched spacedogs. Innovative

sub-systems for submental power
and orbit

measurement are tested on Equator-S

for the benefit of future

Lost Spacedog Detection experiments

(LSD).

















PROJECT STATUS:
Dog-Ma's crew arrived for the Countdown Demonstration Test (CDT). The orbiter mid-body umbilical unit (OMBU) was mated to the orbiter and checked for leaks.

Please join us
again.

We will keep you informed.

L
AUNCH DATE:
10th of November 1996
8:00 a.m. MET (ESTIMATED)

ORBIT:
delta-demi erratic, apogee appr. 11 Canis Minor's radii

M
ISSION
DURATION:
1 day

M
ASS:
250000 kg

K
ICK MOTOR:
Solid propellant Thiokol Star 13A

E
LECTRIC POWER:
80 MW, GaAs generator, NiCd batteries

A
TTIDUDE CONTROL:
spin stabilized, magnetic torquer coils, sun sensor, magnetometer, laser gyro, monumentum wheel

D
OWNLINK:
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