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Back Drag Device to Offset Deorbiting Propulsion
Fiscal Year | 2019 |
Division | Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science |
Department | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
Investigator(s) | Romano, Marcello |
Sponsor | Department of Defense Space (DoD) |
Summary | On-demand worldwide access to intelligence targets of interest requires satellite maneuvers that are in-turn demanding of propulsion systems and fuel usage. Minimizing propulsion fuel usage for non- targeting activities, thereby freeing up propulsive capacity for mission-related maneuvers, is the strategic objective of this proposal. One propulsive maneuver that is required, but does not directly support mission activities, is the end-of-life spacecraft de-orbit burn. In some cases, a significant fuel reserve must be maintained throughout the mission life for this maneuver. Specifically, we seek to develop passive or semi-passive drag elements that would be deployed at the spacecraft end-of-life. |
Keywords | Astronautical Engineering Spacecraft Dynamics and Control |
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