FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AN ION-PROPELLED MARS ORBITER/LANDER SPACECRAFT WITH SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER. VOLUME III. SPACECRAFT DESIGN.

Abstract

Volume III describes the craft design and its interfaces with the launch vehicle and lander. Selection and analysis of subsystems include the structure, power, attitude control, telecommunications, and scientific payload. System integration discussion includes mass distribution, thermal analysis, mechanisms, deployment, mission profile and system operation. The conceptual design and weight summary for a baseline craft are given, together with comparison with the basic Voyager design.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0804111

Entities

People

  • R. L. Waddell
  • R. S. Toms
  • S. B. Fine

Organizations

  • Xerox

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Systems
  • Deployment
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Mission Profiles
  • Spacecraft
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites