Small launch vehicles present an economically viable method for placing small satellites into orbit. These launch vehicles would be even more attractive to satellite customers if they could provide a softer ride to orbit. Passive whole-spacecraft vibration isolation systems have been developed for small launch vehicles to greatly reduce the dynamic launch loads. To date, two types of isolation systems have been designed.
Multi-axis whole-spacecraft vibration isolation for small launch vehicles
Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Damping and Isolation ; 2001 ; Newport Beach,CA,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 4331
2001-07-02
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Whole-Spacecraft Passive Launch Isolation
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