Development of the MiniSIL™ structural design
Development of the MiniSIL™ structural design
There is a wide range of launch opportunities currently available for small- and medium-sized satellites, although the launcher constraints and costs are quite variable. In order to reduce the cost of small satellites it is desirable to define a spacecraft bus which is compatible with as wide a range of vehicles as possible. One of the most promising methods of providing this compatibility for mini-satellites in the range 100--500 kg is by using a stack configuration where the mini-satellite is positioned between a launcher primary payload (LPP) and the launch vehicle. This paper describes the design process for the structure of MiniSILTM, a small satellite bus which is being designed and produced by Space Innovations Limited
mini-satellites, structural, design, structure, launch, loads, spacecraft, testing
255-263
Aglietti, G.S.
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Wicks, A.
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Barrington-Brown, A.J.
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1999
Aglietti, G.S.
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Wicks, A.
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Barrington-Brown, A.J.
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Aglietti, G.S., Wicks, A. and Barrington-Brown, A.J.
(1999)
Development of the MiniSIL™ structural design.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 213 (4), .
Abstract
There is a wide range of launch opportunities currently available for small- and medium-sized satellites, although the launcher constraints and costs are quite variable. In order to reduce the cost of small satellites it is desirable to define a spacecraft bus which is compatible with as wide a range of vehicles as possible. One of the most promising methods of providing this compatibility for mini-satellites in the range 100--500 kg is by using a stack configuration where the mini-satellite is positioned between a launcher primary payload (LPP) and the launch vehicle. This paper describes the design process for the structure of MiniSILTM, a small satellite bus which is being designed and produced by Space Innovations Limited
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Published date: 1999
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mini-satellites, structural, design, structure, launch, loads, spacecraft, testing
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