A harmless low-consumption on-orbit continuous launch system includes a satellite platform, a launch apparatus and a plurality of CubeSats. The satellite platform carries the launch apparatus and dozens or hundreds of CubeSats, and is launched from a ground into an orbit for on-orbit operation. The launch apparatus is configured to store the plurality of CubeSats and provide power for on-orbit launching of each of the CubeSats. A solid working medium in the launch apparatus is activated by heating to undergo a phase change, and the activated solid working medium expands instantly and is converted into a high-pressure gaseous working medium. The high-pressure gaseous working medium does work to eject the CubeSats, such that the CubeSats obtain a speed increment. The CubeSats enter a transfer orbit towards different target spacecraft through the speed increment applied by the launch apparatus to perform a plurality of different on-orbit serving missions.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    HARMLESS LOW-CONSUMPTION ON-ORBIT CONTINUOUS LAUNCH SYSTEM


    Contributors:
    YANG YUENENG (author) / HU WENJUN (author) / ZHANG CHAOYAN (author) / ZHANG SHIFENG (author) / XU XIN (author) / HUANG SHURUI (author) / BU XIAOTONG (author) / LIU ZHIYANG (author)

    Publication date :

    2022-12-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



    Harmless low-consumption on-orbit continuous launch system

    YANG YUENENG / HU WENJUN / ZHANG CHAOYAN et al. | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    Orion Launch Orbit Acoustics

    Cadieux, Francois / Barad, Michael / Jensen, James et al. | NTRS | 2019


    Earth-to-orbit launch system alternatives

    Teixeira, Charles | NTRS | 1990


    Earth-to-orbit launch system alternatives

    TEIXEIRA, CHARLES | AIAA | 1990