The Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle - A new capability
Abstract
NASA's Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) is a reusable remotely-controlled spacecraft for support of orbiting platforms through such functions as satellite delivery, satellite retrieval, satellite reboost, controlled satellite deorbit, satellite inspection, and subsatellite missions. The OMV will be a critical component of the Space Station program's operational scenario; it will be able to operate either from the Space Shuttle Orbiter or the Space Station, and can also be space-based. The maiden flight of the first OMV is projected for 1993.
- Publication:
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Bangalore International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- October 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988bang.iafcR....A
- Keywords:
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- Orbital Maneuvering Vehicles;
- Orbital Servicing;
- Space Stations;
- Space Transportation System;
- Orbital Assembly;
- Space Station Polar Platforms;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles