A concise but complete system description for the preferred concept of the Solar Power Satellite System is presented. Significant selection decisions included the following: (1) single crystal silicon solar cells; (2) glass encapsulated solar cell balnkets; (3) concentration ratio 1; (4) graphite composite materials for primary structure; (5) electric propulsion for attitude control; (6) klystron RF amplifier tubes for the transmitter; (7) one kilometer diameter transmitter with a design transmission link output power of 5,000 megawatts; (8) construction in low earth orbit with self-powered transfer of satellite modules to geosynchronous orbit; and (9) two-stage winged fully reusable rocket vehicle for transportation to low earth orbit.
Solar Power Satellite System Definition Study. Part 3: Preferred Concept System Definition
1978
364 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Electric Power Production , Unmanned Spacecraft , Satellite solar power stations , Solar energy conversion , Systems engineering , Photovoltaic conversion , Satellite configurations , Space erectable structures , Space transportation system , Telemetry , Orbital solar power plants , Electric power generation