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Low energy stage study. volume 2: requirements and candidate propulsion modes. [orbital launching of shuttle payloads
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | A payload mission model covering 129 launches, was examined and compared against the space transportation system shuttle standard orbit inclinations and a shuttle launch site implementation schedule. Based on this examination and comparison, a set of six reference missions were defined in terms of spacecraft weight and velocity requirements to deliver the payload from a 296 km circular Shuttle standard orbit to the spacecraft's planned orbit. Payload characteristics and requirements representative of the model payloads included in the regime bounded by each of the six reference missions were determined. A set of launch cost envelopes were developed and defined based on the characteristics of existing/planned Shuttle upper stages and expendable launch systems in terms of launch cost and velocity delivered. These six reference missions were used to define the requirements for the candidate propulsion modes which were developed and screened to determine the propulsion approaches for conceptual design. |
| File Size | 4231746 |
| Page Count | 141 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790006960 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t80k75s2v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronautics (general) Low Thrust Propulsion Cost Effectiveness Orbital Launching Solid Rocket Propellants Payload Mass Ratio Liquid Rocket Propellants Space Shuttle Payloads Space Tugs Mission Planning Space Transportation System Propulsion System Configurations Spacecraft Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
