NDLI: Jupiter explorer using microspacecraft and bimodal reactor system

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mondt, J.F.
Copyright Year	1996
Description	Author affiliation: Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA (Mondt, J.F.)
Abstract	Using second generation microspacecraft and space reactor bimodal systems enables having a fleet of microspacecraft throughout the Jovian Planetary System simultaneously obtaining scientific data of Jupiter and its satellites. The microspacecraft uses new micro-technology and each spacecraft has a dry mass of 10 to 20 kg as described by Collins, et al. (1995). The space reactor bimodal system, defined by an Air Force study for Earth orbital missions and reported by Weitzberg, et al. (1995), provides 10 kWe power, 1000 N thrust, 850 s Isp, with a 1500 kg system mass. Using this bimodal system, trajectories to Jupiter were examined and an optimal direct and gravity assisted trajectory selected as described by Zubrin and Mondt (1996). A conceptual design for a spacecraft using the space reactor bimodal system for propulsion and power, that is capable of performing the Jupiter mission of interest, is defined. An end-to-end example mission is defined for Jupiter and it satellites with 11 microspacecraft. An Atlas 2AS launch vehicle is used to launch the bimodal spacecraft and its payload into Earth orbit. The space reactor propulsion system is then used with Earth gravity assists to place the spacecraft and eleven second generation microspacecraft from Earth orbit into a Jupiter orbit. The space reactor bimodal spacecraft acts as a carrier and communication spacecraft for a fleet of microspacecraft. This fleet of microspacecraft act in a coordinated manner and gather science data from several scientific target in the Jovian planetary system.
Starting Page	35
Ending Page	40
File Size	611686
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780335473
ISSN	10893547
DOI	10.1109/IECEC.1996.552841
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1996-08-11
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Jupiter Inductors Propulsion Space vehicles Earth Space missions Gravity Payloads Planets Space technology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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