Solar power satellite system definition study. Part 3: Preferred concept system definition
Abstract
A concise but complete system description for the preferred concept of the Solar Power Satellite System is presented. Significant selection decisions included the following: (1) single crystal silicon solar cells; (2) glass encapsulated solar cell blankets; (3) concentration ratio 1; (4) graphite composite materials for primary structure; (5) electric propulsion for attitude control; (6) klystron RF amplifier tubes for the transmitter; (7) one kilometer diameter transmitter with a design trans mission link output power of 5,000 megawatts; (8) construction in low earth orbit with self-powered transfer of satellite modules to geosynchronous orbit; and (9) two-stage winged fully reusable rocket vehicle for transportation to low earth orbit.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- May 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978STIN...7829133.
- Keywords:
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- Energy Policy;
- Satellite Solar Power Stations;
- Solar Energy Conversion;
- Systems Engineering;
- Photovoltaic Conversion;
- Satellite Configurations;
- Space Erectable Structures;
- Space Transportation System;
- Telemetry;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles