The development of transportation systems to support the operations required for the orbital assembly of a 5-gigawatt satellite is discussed as well as the construction of a ground receiving antenna (rectenna). Topics covered include heavy lift launch vehicle configurations for Earth-to LEO transport; the use of chemical, nuclear, and electric orbit transfer vehicles for LEO to GEO operations; personnel transport systems; ground operations; end-to-end analysis of the construction, operation, and maintenance of the satellite and rectenna; propellant production and storage; and payload packaging.


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    Title :

    Satellite Power Systems (SPS) Concept Definition Study. Volume 5: Transportation and Operations Analysis


    Contributors:
    G. Hanley (author)

    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    195 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English