An overview of the conceptual study of an artificial gravity experiment satellite based on the assumption of a launch by the H-2 launch vehicle with a target launch date in the Year 2000 is presented. While many satellites provided with artificial gravity have been reported in relation to a manned Mars exploration spacecraft mission, the review has been conducted on missions and test subjects only for experimental purposes. Mission requirements were determined based on the results of reviews on the mission, test subjects, and model missions. The system baseline and development plan were based on the results of a study on conceptual structure and scale of the system, including measures to generate artificial gravity. Approximate scale of the system and arm length, mission orbit, visibility of the operation orbit from ground stations in Japan, and satellite attitude on the mission orbit are outlined.
Jinkou Juuryoku Jikken Eisei (Artificial Gravity Experiment Satellites)
1992
21 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Unmanned Spacecraft , Satellite design , Artificial gravity , Japanese spacecraft , Mission planning , Physiological factors , Spaceborne experiments , Animals , Gravity gradient satellites , Physiological effects , Reduced gravity , Rotating environments , Satellite configurations , Satellite orbits , Spacecraft control , Weightlessness , Foreign technology