Elegantly simple orbital transfer vehicle

James W. Benson

doi:10.1117/12.406651

7 November 2000 Elegantly simple orbital transfer vehicle

James W. Benson

Proceedings Volume 4136, Small Payloads in Space; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.406651
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

There appears to be exponential growth in the number of micro-satellites being built, but because of the high cost of launch services, few of these micro-satellites are being launched. The only practical avenue open to get these smaller payloads launched is as secondary payloads. As is often the case with hitchhikers, they have a desired destination, but are usually dropped off short of that destination. SpaceDev is developing a family of small and inexpensive micro-kick motors, with a varying degree of capabilities, to help facilitate these small payloads getting to a satisfactory destination. The technology used is safe, simple and scalable.

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James W. Benson "Elegantly simple orbital transfer vehicle", Proc. SPIE 4136, Small Payloads in Space, (7 November 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.406651

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