Results of a technical assessment study for atmospheric, magnetospheric, and plasma physics in space exploration (AMPS) by subsatellites to the Space Shuttle/Laboratory missions are presented. The model payloads, mission/orbit, spacecraft system, and subsystem aspects are dealt with. Interfaces to the Shuttle/Laboratory and the deployment/launching systems for Shuttle pallet launcher are considered. The most sophisticated version of the detached subsatellites, the attitude and orbit controlled spacecraft, OCSAT, was studied. Simple detached or tethered subsatellites were not considered. Three subsatellite candidates which appear feasible for a typical payload are described: silver/zinc battery power supply version, hybrid power supply version (battery system supported by solar cell generator), and fuel cell power supply version.


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    Title :

    AMPS - Subsatellite Assessment Study, Volume 1


    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    134 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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