Publikationsdatum:
2019-07-13
Beschreibung:
A conceptual design was performed for a 6-U cubesat for a technology demonstration to be launched on the NASA Space Launch System (SLS) test launch EM-1, to be launched into a free-return translunar trajectory. The mission purpose was to demonstrate use of electric propulsion systems on a small satellite platform. The candidate objective chosen was a mission to visit a Near-Earth asteroid. Both asteroid fly-by and asteroid rendezvous missions were analyzed. Propulsion systems analyzed included cold-gas thruster systems, Hall and ion thrusters, incorporating either Xenon or Iodine propellant, and an electrospray thruster. The mission takes advantage of the ability of the SLS launch to place it into an initial trajectory of C3=0.
Schlagwort(e):
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance; Spacecraft Propulsion and Power
Materialart:
GRC-E-DAA-TN16725
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AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition; Jul 28, 2014 - Jul 30, 2014; Cleveland, OH; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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