Title: Low Earth orbit satellite design /
Authors: Sebestyen, George,; Fujikawa, Steve; Galassi, Nicholas; Chuchra, Alex,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Artificial satellites Design.; Aerospace engineering; Aerospace engineering
Abstract: In recent decades, the number of satellites being built and launched into Earth's orbit has grown immensely, alongside the field of space engineering itself. This book offers an in-depth guide to engineers and professionals seeking to understand the technologies behind Low Earth Orbit satellites. With access to special spreadsheets that provide the key equations and relationships needed for mastering spacecraft design, this book gives the growing crop of space engineers and professionals the tools and resources they need to prepare their own LEO satellite designs, which is especially useful for designers of small satellites such as those launched by universities. Each chapter breaks down the various mathematics and principles underlying current spacecraft software and hardware designs.
Contents: The space environment -- Satellite missions -- Orbits and spacecraft-related geometry -- Electric power subsystem design -- Spacecraft communications -- Spacecraft digital hardware -- Attitude determination and control system (ADACS) -- Spacecraft software -- Spacecraft structure -- Deployment mechanisms -- Propulsion -- Thermal design -- Radiation hardening, reliability and redundancy -- Integration and test -- Launch vehicles and payload interfaces -- Ground stations and ground support equipment -- Spacecraft operations -- Low cost design and development -- Systems engineering and program management -- A spacecraft design example -- Downloadable spreadsheets -- Appendix 1: Tensile strengths of SS small screws -- Appendix 2: NASA structural design documents accessible at http://standards.nasa.gov -- Appendix 3: Temperature coefficients of materials -- Appendix 4: Hohmann transfer orbit -- Appendix 5: Elevation and azimuth from spacecraft to ground target for various CPA distances -- Appendix 6: Beta as a function of time (date) -- Appendix 7: Eclipse duration.