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That load doesn't pay though, it's a dummy load. You are talking about mass, the article, if we allow a little more leeway to the term "payload" than the strict
by usrusr 3y ago
That load doesn't pay though, it's a dummy load. You are talking about mass, the article, if we allow a little more leeway to the term "payload" than the strictest monetary sense, was talking about purpose and the purpose was certainly not to get ballast to Hawaii.
That aside, I presume those frequency responses are not on the electromagnetic spectrum but about mechanical resonance? Was that a process to make the dummy better resemble whatever real payload it was supposed to represent or was that something that simply needs to be done for any load, dummy or not? An interesting little glimpse into what actual rocket science is like for us clueless software-heads.
- weinzierl 3y agoYes, mechanical vibrations was what I was talking about, but of course there are also requirements regarding the electromagnetic environment. Every payload has to be matched to the spectrum of the carrier. For the MAQSATs is was just easier than usual, because of their simplicity. The Ariane 5 Users's manual is actually public[1] and you can look up the actual requirements in Chapter 3, if you are curious. [1] https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Ariane5_users_manual_Issue5_July2011.pdf https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Arian...