Several NASA missions in various stages of development have undergone one-week studies in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Integrated Mission Design Center (IMDC), mostly in preparation for proposals. The possible role of satellite servicing has been investigated for several of these missions, applying the lessons learned from Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing, taking into account the current state of the art, projecting into the future, and implementing NASA long-range plans, and is presented here. The general benefits and costs of injecting satellite servicing are detailed, including components such as mission timeline, mass, fuel, spacecraft design, risk abatement, life extension, and improved performance. The approach taken in addressing satellite servicing during IMDC studies is presented.


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    Title :

    Satellite Servicing in Mission Design Studies at the NASA GSFC


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    IEEE 2003 Aerospace Conference ; 2003 ; Big Sky, MT, United States


    Publication date :

    2003-01-02


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






    14.0203 Satellite Servicing in Mission Design Studies at the NASA GSFC

    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2003