Mission Analysis of Spinning Systems for Transfers from Low Orbits to Geostationary
| Autor: | D. J. Vonderwell, M. Kaiser, Mario L. Cosmo, M. E. Bangham, Enrico C. Lorenzini, Les Johnson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Physics
Geostationary transfer orbit space mission analysis momentum exchange orbital rendezvous business.industry Aerospace Engineering Graveyard orbit Space and Planetary Science Synchronous orbit Geostationary orbit Orbit (dynamics) Apogee kick motor Aerospace engineering Orbital maneuver business Simulation Medium Earth orbit |
| Popis: | An analysis of the use of spaceborne spinning tethers for a reusable system to transfer payloads with a mass up to 4000 kg from low orbits to geostationary is presented. Results indicate that a two-stage system is lighter than a single-stage tethered system with present-day tether materials. A e rst stage in low orbit and a second stage in medium Earth orbit provide the required velocity increments for injecting the payload into geotransfer orbit with the e nal orbit circularization provided by the satellite kick motor. The orbits of the stages are resonant in order to provide periodic encounters and are optimized with the goal of reducing the overall system mass. The close-approach dynamics between the second stage and the payload released from the erst stage is simulated to demonstrate the salient features of the rendezvous process. A total of 10 transfers over two years of operation without refueling is adopted for computing the propellant needed to reboost the stages. A preliminary analysis leads totheconclusion that atwo-stage tethered system is more competitive, on amassbasis, than achemicalupper stage after two transfers. |
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