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Instrument details
Acronym
IRLS
Full name
Interrogation, Recording and Location System
Purpose
To collect data from ground-based observing platform, and provide their location
Short description
Data are collected from Data Collection Platforms upon interrogation. By a sequence of two interrogations the platform location is determined. DCP bit rate: 1 kbps
Background
IRLS was the precursor of the Data Collection System mission. It was used, i.a., in support of the Nimbus-6 Tropical Wind Energy-conversion and Reference Level Experiment (TWERLE) in association with 300 floating balloons, during the First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE)
Scanning Technique
N/A
Resolution
N/A
Coverage / Cycle
N/A
Mass
7 kg
Power
12 W
Data Rate
1 kbps
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
1969 to 1972-01-22
Last update:
2012-09-05
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Other payload component Data Collection System
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
No mission objectives have been defined.
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Instrument: IRLS