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Propulsion options for the lisa mission
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cardiff, Eric H. Marr, Gregory C. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | The LISA mission is a constellation of three spacecraft operating at 1 AU from the Sun in a position trailing the Earth. After launch, a propulsion module provides the AV necessary to reach this operational orbit, and separates from the spacecraft. A second propulsion system integrated with the spacecraft maintains the operational orbit and reduces nongravitational disturbances on the instruments. Both chemical and electrical propulsion systems were considered for the propulsion module, and this trade is presented to show the possible benefits of an EP system. Several options for the orbit maintenance and disturbance reduction system are also briefly discussed, along with several important requirements that suggest the use of a FEEP thruster system. |
| File Size | 787311 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040171272 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3zs7pz4n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Spacecraft Orbits Propulsion System Performance Launching Maintenance Propulsion System Configurations Sun Chemical Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
