Determination Criteria for Single Stage to Orbit

Abstract

The following exercise will determine the criteria for Single Stage to Orbit booster vehicles. To validate the assumptions and results several existing vehicles are examined. As a control the Manned Space Shuttle is used to calculate the equivalent orbital velocity. This velocity is then used to determine if the selected vehicle can achieve orbit and to calculate its payload capacity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA339027

Entities

People

  • Douglas G. Thorpe

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Boost Phase
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Engines
  • Equations
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Mach Number
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Orbits
  • Propellant Tanks
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Space Shuttles
  • Space Transportation
  • Specific Impulse
  • Trajectories
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris