Nuclear electric propulsion system utilization for earth orbit transfer of large spacecraft structures
| Autor: | T. H. Silva, D. C. Byers |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
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Spacecraft
Spacecraft propulsion Geostationary transfer orbit business.industry Computer science Graveyard orbit Orbital station-keeping Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion Physics::Space Physics Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Aerospace engineering Orbital maneuver business Orbit insertion |
| Zdroj: | 16th Joint Propulsion Conference. |
| DOI: | 10.2514/6.1980-1223 |
| Popis: | The paper discusses a potential application of electric propulsion to perform orbit transfer of a large spacecraft structure to geosynchronous orbit (GEO) from LEO, utilizing a nuclear reactor space power source in the spacecraft on a shared basis. The discussions include spacecraft, thrust system, and nuclear reactor space power system concepts. Emphasis is placed on orbiter payload arrangements, spacecraft launch constraints, and spacecraft LEO assembly and deployment sequences. |
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