A small Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (HLLV) for the Solar Power Satellites (SPS) System was analyzed. It is recommended that the small HLLV with a payload of 120 metric tons be adopted as the SPS launch vehicle. The reference HLLV, a shuttle-derived option with a payload of 400 metric tons, should serve as a backup and be examined further after initial flight experience. The electric orbit transfer vehicle should be retained as the reference orbit-to-orbit cargo system.
Solar Power Satellite System Definition Study. Volume 5: Space Transportation Analysis, Phase 3
1980
153 pages
Report
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English
Solar Energy , Electric Power Production , Electric Power Transmission , Unmanned Spacecraft , Manned Spacecraft , Heavy lift launch vehicles , Satellite power transmission (To earth) , Solar power satellites , Space transportation , Electric power transmission , Investigation , Large space structures , Operations research , Space shuttles