Payload deployment equipment is discussed, including payload separation, retention structures, the remote manipulator system, tilt tables, the payload installation and deployment aid, the handling and positioning aid, and spin tables. Close proximity retrieval, and on-orbit servicing equipment is discussed. Backup and contingency equipment is also discussed. Delivery and retrieval of high-energy payloads are considered. Earth return equipment, the aft flight deck, optional, and advanced equipment are also discussed.


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    Title :

    Satellite Services System Analysis Study. Volume 4: Service Equipment Concepts


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    112 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English