McInnes, 1999 - Google Patents
Solar sail mission applications for non-Keplerian orbitsMcInnes, 1999
- Document ID
- 8051903129627185903
- Author
- McInnes C
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Acta Astronautica
External Links
Snippet
Solar sails have long been considered for a diverse range of mission applications. Most of these applications have been conventional missions where the solar sail is utilised primarily as a means of low thrust propulsion for orbit transfer. For this reason solar sailing has …
- 210000004279 Orbit 0 title abstract description 73
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/52—Protection, safety or emergency devices; Survival aids
- B64G1/58—Thermal protection, e.g. heat shields
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
- B64G1/28—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using inertia or gyro effect
- B64G1/281—Spin-stabilised spacecraft
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/46—Arrangements or adaptations of devices for control of environment or living conditions
- B64G1/50—Arrangements or adaptations of devices for control of environment or living conditions for temperature control
- B64G1/503—Radiator panels
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/42—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems
- B64G1/44—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems using radiation, e.g. deployable solar arrays
- B64G1/443—Photovoltaic cell arrays
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
- B64G1/402—Propellant tanks; Feeding propellants
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/222—Appendage deployment mechanisms
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
- B64G1/36—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using sensors, e.g. sun-sensors, horizon sensors
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/52—Protection, safety or emergency devices; Survival aids
- B64G1/54—Protection against radiation
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
- B64G1/26—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using jets
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/62—Systems for re-entry into the earth's atmosphere; Retarding or landing devices
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/64—Systems for coupling or separating cosmonautic vehicles or parts thereof, e.g. docking arrangements
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/10—Artificial satellites; Systems of such satellites; Interplanetary vehicles
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/002—Launch systems
- B64G1/007—Orbit transfer
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
McInnes | Solar sail mission applications for non-Keplerian orbits | |
McInnes | Solar sailing: technology, dynamics and mission applications | |
Macdonald et al. | Solar sail science mission applications and advancement | |
Macdonald et al. | GeoSail: an elegant solar sail demonstration mission | |
US6565044B1 (en) | Combination solar sail and electrodynamic tether propulsion system | |
Garner et al. | A Summary fo Solar Sail Technology Developments and Proposed Demonstration Missions | |
Macdonald et al. | Technology requirements of exploration beyond Neptune by solar sail propulsion | |
Macdonald et al. | Solar sail mission applications and future advancement | |
McInnes | Solar sailing: mission applications and engineering challenges | |
Matloff et al. | Solar sail starships: the clipper ships of the galaxy | |
Garner et al. | Developments and activities in solar sail propulsion | |
Colombo et al. | Modulating solar sail control for end-of-life disposal with solar sails | |
US20050211828A1 (en) | Aerodynamic orbit inclination control | |
McInnes | Solar sailing: Orbital mechanics and mission applications | |
Garner et al. | A solar sail design for a mission to the near-interstellar medium | |
Grahne et al. | Inflatable solar arrays: revolutionary technology? | |
Alexander et al. | GeoSail: A novel solar sail mission concept for geospace | |
Heiligers et al. | Solar-Sail Pathways to the Sun-Earth L5 Point | |
Grossman | Solar sailing: The next space craze? | |
Polat et al. | Maneuver planning strategy for rapid response solar sail satellite concept | |
Johnson et al. | Solar Sail Propulsion by 2050: An Enabling Capability for Heliophysics Missions | |
McInnes et al. | Solar sailing-mission opportunities and innovative technology demonstration | |
Gloyer et al. | Aerobraking to lower apogee in Earth Orbit with the small payload ORbit transfer (SPORT™) microsatellite vehicle | |
Starinova et al. | The project of the small frame-type solar sail spacecraft | |
McInnes | Advanced trajectories for solar sail spacecraft |