Structural Design, Analysis, and Modal Testing of the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT)

Abstract

The Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) Space Systems Academic Group is developing the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT), a small satellite for digital store-and-forward communication in the amateur frequency band. PANSAT is intended to be a payload of opportunity amendable to a number of launch vehicles. The Shuttle Small Self-Contained Payload (SSCP) program was chosen as a design baseline because of its high margins of safety as a manned system. The PANSAT structure design is presented for the launch requirements of a Shuttle SSCP. A finite element model was developed and studied for the design loads of a SSCP. The results showed the structure to be very robust and likely to accommodate the requirements of other launch vehicles. The finite element analysis was verified by model testing, correlating the fundamental mode of the finite element model with that of an engineering test structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257633

Entities

People

  • Daniel J. Sakoda

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assembly
  • Classification
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Modal Analysis
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Physical Properties
  • Reliability
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Solar Panels
  • Spacecraft
  • Structural Integrity
  • Structural Properties

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites