Hybrid measurement chains for the SAS-C spacecraft

Spacecraft electronic systems usually demand tight packaging. It was this consideration which initially forced us to consider hybrid circuits for the analog signal processing circuits in the Small Astronomy Satellite-C (SAS-C) scientific payload. We gradually discovered that increased reliability, low power consumption, and reduced program costs all followed. This paper attempts to share the Laboratory7s first experience with hybrid circuits and indicate those areas which were found to be important. (U.S.)