Performance, design and product configuration requirement for Central Station subsystem for Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package.

Abstract

This specification establishes the requirements for performance, design, test and qualification of the Central Station subsystem for Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), Array E. The Central Station shall be the communications link between the deployed experiments of the ALSEP and the Earth-based Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN). It shall also convert power from the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) for distribution to the experiments.