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Nuclear reactor power as applied to a space-based radar missionA space-based radar mission and spacecraft are examined to determine system requirements for a 300 kWe space nuclear reactor power system. The spacecraft configuration and its orbit, launch vehicle, and propulsion are described. Mission profiles are addressed, and storage in assembly orbit is considered. Dynamics and attitude control and the problems of nuclear and thermal radiation are examined.
Document ID
19890027946
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jaffe, L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Beatty, R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bhandari, P.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Chow, E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Deininger, W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ewell, R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Fujita, T.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Grossman, M.
(California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Bloomfield, H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Heller, J.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Meeting Information
Meeting: 1988 IECEC
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: July 31, 1988
End Date: August 5, 1988
Accession Number
89A15317
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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