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Minotaur I User’s Guide Section 8.0 – Optional Enhanced Capabilities
locations on the fairing. Required door locations outside the allowable envelope are evaluated on a
mission-specific basis. Other fairing access configurations, such as small circular access panels, can be
provided as non-standard, mission-specific enhancements. Additional mission-specific effort can be
minimized if a previously flown access door configuration is chosen.
8.5. Enhanced Telemetry
Enhanced telemetry provides for mission specific instrumentation and telemetry components to support
additional payload, LV, or experiment data acquisition requirements. This enhancement provides a
dedicated telemetry link with a baseline data rate of 2 Mbps. Additional instrumentation or signals such as
strain gauges, temperature sensors, accelerometers, analog and digital data can be configured to meet
mission specific requirements. This capability was successfully demonstrated on the first five Minotaur IV
launches. Non-recurring efforts are required to offer enhanced telemetry on Minotaur I. These efforts
include modifications to the vehicle telemetry encoder, cabling, and software. Typical enhanced telemetry
instrumentation includes accelerometers and microphones intended to capture high frequency transients
such as shock and random vibration.
Figure 8.4-1. Multiple Access Doors Were Demonstrated on the Optional Minotaur I Large Fairing
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