COLD-SAT orbital experiment configured for Atlas launchThe design and requirements for the proposed cryogenic on-orbit liquid depot storage, acquisition, and transfer (COLD-SAT) satellite experiment, which is to be launched by Atlas I, are examined. The COLD-SAT experiments are categorized as class I and II; class I involves technology related to space transportation missions and class II represents alternative fluid management operations and data. The hardware for the COLD-SAT experiments consists of three hydrogen tanks contained in the experimental module; the experimental module is connected to a three-axis-controlled spacecraft bus, and thrusters are positioned on the forward and aft ends of the spacecraft and on the cylindrical portion of the experimental module. The components and systems of the experiment module and the types of experiments that can be conducted in each tank are described. Diagrams of the spacecraft configuration are provided.
Document ID
19890065956
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Shuster, J. R. (General Dynamics Corp. San Diego, CA, United States)
Bennett, F. O. (General Dynamics Corp. Space Systems Div., San Diego, CA, United States)
Wachter, J. P. (Ford Aerospace Corp. Space Systems Div., Palo Alto, CA, United States)