Mission applications have been studied that use solar electric propulsion (SEP) to inject payloads into geocentric orbits. Two specific applications feasible with current technology are described that approximate practical bounds for the next decade. In the lower extreme, SEP is used on a Thor-Delta launched satellite to maximize the weight injected into synchronous orbits. In the other extreme, SEP is used in a reusable interorbital tug together with an all-chemical shuttle/tug transportation system. Different trajectory profiles are required to most efficiently accomplish the overall mission objectives in the two cases.


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    Titel :

    Geocentric solar electric propulsion vehicle design.


    Beteiligte:
    Harney, E. D. (Autor:in) / Lapins, U. E. (Autor:in) / Molitor, J. H. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Joint Propulsion Specialist Conference ; 1972 ; New Orleans, LA, US


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1972-11-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    Geocentric solar electric propulsion vehicle design

    HARNEY, E. / LAPINS, U. / MOLITOR, J. | AIAA | 1972


    Solar-electric geocentric transfer

    Malchow, H. L. / Sackett, L. L. | NTRS | 1979


    Lightweight solar propulsion unit for geocentric interorbital transfer

    Stewart, P.A.E. / Swale, J.F. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1963



    Effect of Attitude Constraints on Solar-Electric Geocentric Transfers

    Lester L. Sackett / Theodore N. Edelbaum | AIAA | 1976