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Advanced onboard propulsion benefits and status
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Byers, David C. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | Future commercial space systems may include geosynchronous-orbit communication satellites; Earth-observing satellites in polar, sun-synchronous orbits; and tended low-earth-orbit platforms. All such space systems require onboard propulsion for a variety of functions, including stationkeeping and drag makeup, apogee motors, and delivery and return. In many cases, the onboard propulsion exerts a major influence on the overall mission performance, lifetime, and integration. NASA has established a Low Thrust Propulsion Program, which is developing chemical and electric propulsion concepts that offer potential for significant benefits for onboard propulsion for the various classes of commercial spacecraft. The onboard propulsion requirements of future commercial space systems are briefly discussed, followed by a summary of the characteristics and status of relevant elements of the NASA Low Thrust program. |
| File Size | 647459 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900018470 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2g78904s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Commercial Spacecraft Electric Propulsion Low Thrust Propulsion Drag Low Earth Orbits Communication Satellites Polar Orbits Geosynchronous Orbits Apogees Aerospace Systems Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
