Solar electric spacecraft require solar cell panels larger than spacecraft developed to date; effects of incorporating large solar cell arrays on vehicle configuration and parametric data helpful to configuration assessment -- volume requirements, panel sizes, deployed spans, and power levels for various launch vehicle shrouds -- are discussed; at Hughes space propulsion is based on modular concept, using number of small thrusters grouped to comprise array of engines; system reliability is provided by addition of standby units in event of in-flight module failure. (31363)


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    Title :

    Some design aspects of solar electric propulsion spacecraft


    Additional title:

    ASME Aviation Space -- Progress Prospects


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    ASME -- Annual Aviation and Space Conference ; 1968 ; United States , Beverly Hills, CA Propulsion systems



    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    18 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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