Launched in 1989, the Galileo mission added dramatically to our understanding of the Jovian system and our entire solar system1. To make best use of limited resources, the Galileo Orbiter used excess power from its Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs) for temperature management of its Retro-Propulsion Module (RPM). This paper describes operational challenges introduced by this design and how, despite major mission changes through development and flight, they were overcome through a challenging six-year interplanetary cruise to Jupiter. This case study offers lessons for missions planning to couple critical spacecraft subsystems in unconventional ways.


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    Titel :

    Design Lessons Learned from Temperature Management of Galileo's Retro-Propulsion Module


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2016 ; Long Beach, CA, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2016-09-12


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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