This report results from a contract tasking University of Surrey. Solar Thermal Propulsion (STP) previously envisioned for large spacecraft and capable of high levels of propulsive performance.
Proposal to Develop and Test a Fibre-Optic Coupled Solar Thermal Propulsion System for Microsatellites
2006
94 pages
Report
No indication
English
Optics & Lasers , Rocket Engines & Motors , Fiber optics , Thermal propulsion systems , Thermal properties , Mirrors , Input , Volume , Spacecraft , Mass , Prototypes , Solar collectors , Apogee , Heat exchangers , Transmittance , Propulsion systems , Solar energy , Gain , Attenuation , Solar heating , Solar thermal propulsion , Sun tracking , Microsatellites , Foreign reports
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