タイトル | LO2/LH2 propulsion for outer planet orbiter spacecraft |
著者(英) | Garrison, P. W.; Sigurdson, K. B. |
著者所属(英) | Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. |
発行日 | 1983-06-01 |
言語 | eng |
内容記述 | Galileo class orbiter missions (750-1500 kg) to the outer planets require a large postinjection delta-V for improved propulsion performance. The present investigation shows that a pump-fed low thrust LO2/LH2 propulsion system can provide a significantly larger net on-orbit mass for a given delta-V than a state-of-the-art earth storable, N2O4/monomethylhydrazine pressure-fed propulsion system. A description is given of a conceptual design for a LO2/LH2 pump-fed propulsion system developed for a Galileo class mission to the outer planets. Attention is given to spacecraft configuration, details regarding the propulsion system, the thermal control of the cryogenic propellants, and aspects of mission performance. |
NASA分類 | SPACECRAFT PROPULSION AND POWER |
レポートNO | 83A36330 AIAA PAPER 83-1305 |
権利 | Copyright |
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