Stability of a Cloud of Orbiting Dipoles

Richard H. Frick

ResearchPublished 1962

A method for producing an orbiting cloud of dipoles that could be used as a very effective passive satellite reflector. The reflecting area of the dipole cloud would be considerably greater than that obtained from a balloon satellite of equal mass. The method described for producing the cloud represents a modification of and an extension to the Westford experiment.

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  • Year: 1962
  • Pages: 40
  • Document Number: RM-3296-NASA

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Frick, Richard H., Stability of a Cloud of Orbiting Dipoles. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3296.html.
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