The requirements, trades, and design descriptions for the probe bus and orbiter spacecraft configurations, structure, thermal control, and harness are defined. Designs are developed for Thor/Delta and Atlas/Centaur launch vehicles with the latter selected as the final baseline. The major issues examined in achieving the baseline design are tabulated. The importance of spin axis orientation because of the effect on science experiments and earth communications is stressed. (Author)


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    Title :

    System Design of the Pioneer Venus Spacecraft. Volume 4: Probe Bus and Orbiter Spacecraft Vehicle Studies


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    255 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English