Suborbital launch trajectories for satellite delivery

Autor:	Mark R. Goodell, W. C. Elrod
Rok vydání:	1995
Předmět:	Engineering Hypersonic speed Booster (rocketry) Spacecraft propulsion Spacecraft business.industry Aerospace Engineering Trajectory optimization Space and Planetary Science Software deployment Satellite Dynamic pressure Aerospace engineering business
Zdroj:	Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 32:411-416
ISSN:	1533-6794 0022-4650
DOI:	10.2514/3.26630
Popis:	The utility of suborbital launch trajectories to increase the payload capacity for a hypersonic-lifting-body launch vehicle was investigated. This type of trajectory involves deployment of a payload and booster motor from the launch vehicle at suborbital speed. A payload booster motor is required to insert the spacecraft into orbit while the launch vehicle re-enters and returns to earth. For this study, a simplified analytical technique was developed to estimate the payload capacity (not including booster motor) of various suborbital launch trajectories. Comparison with a detailed trajectory simulation showed that the simplified technique provided a reasonable estimate of suborbital trajectory performance. Results indicated that depending on certain vehicle and flight parameters, a hypersonic lifting body following a suborbital ascent trajectory could increase the payload-to-orbit weight by up to 61%.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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