Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構
出版者(英)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
雑誌名
宇宙航空研究開発機構研究開発資料: 平成15年度総合技術研究本部宇宙領域研究成果報告書:衛星系
雑誌名(英)
JAXA Research and Development Memorandum: FY15 Annual Report of Research & Development on Space Technology in the Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics: Satellite System
巻
JAXA-RM-04-010
ページ
183 - 188
発行年
2004-10-29
抄録(英)
This paper shows the achievements of study on solar thermal propulsion in the Advanced Space Technology Research Group, where solar thermal propulsion for microsatellites has been developed since FY2002, by integrating the results in a previous decade. The study on solar thermal propulsion includes thruster, concentrator and system. The thruster of 6 mm in outer diameter was made of single crystal molybdenum and it was validly attainable to the target temperature, 1,500 K by solar heating in space. The single shell polymer concentrator of 400 mm in diameter suitable for the thruster was established, and its solar power concentration ratio was improved to be over 10,000. A bread board model of solar thermal propulsion system for microsatellites was designed and fabricated, and it functioned very well.