Space station missions and their requirements are discussed. Analyses of the following four mission categories are summarized: (1) commercial, (2) technology, (3) operation, and (4) science and applications. The requirements determined by the study dictate a very strong need for a manned space station to satisfy the majority of the missions. The station is best located at a 28.5-deg inclination and initially (1992 era) requires a crew of four (three for mission payloads) and a mission power of 25 kW. A space platform in a polar orbit is needed to augment the station capability; it initially would be a 15-kW system, located in a sun-synchronous orbit.
Space Station Needs, Attributes, and Architectural Options: Mission Requirements
1983
163 pages
Report
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English
Space Technology , Mission planning , Space missions , Space platforms , Space stations , Data bases , Extravehicular activity , Geosynchronous orbits , Large space structures , Orbit transfer vehicles , Orbital servicing , Payloads , Space commercialization , Space maintenance , Space manufacturing , Space shuttles , Spacecraft design , Spacecraft orbits