Space conveyer

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Space conveyer

• Results of Advanced Research

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Schematic of rope system with rope location along
the Earth radius
Center of mass

• Rope length L270km.
• ?b 180 km
• station orbital velocity
• VST 7644 m/s
• ?ST 450 km
• end-block velocity
• Vb 7320 m/s
• circular velocity at the altitude ?b
• Vb 7800 m/s
• overload at the end-block ? 0.12

?ST
VST
L
End-block
Vb
?b
Fig. 1
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Oscillator dynamic characters
VST
?ST

• Velocity at point ?
• VA 6810 m/s
• Velocity at point ?
• VC 7830 m/s
• Overload at point ?
• p 0.31
• Overload at point ?
• p 0.08
• ?max 55 0
• period of oscillation
• T 4500 s.

?max
B
D
C
VC
VA
?
?b
Fig..2
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Schematic of station angular orientation control
by means of rope system
Center of mass
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2
1
2
?1
?2
?1
?2
(a)
(b)
Control of rope (C1) location
relative to the stations center of mass
is realized by means of automatic change
of rope segments (A1 or A2)
lengths. (?) - before the control
(b) - during the control process.
?1
?1
End-block
End-block
fig.3
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Turned over version of Space oscillator
(C)
Altitude of the station orbit ?ST 450 km.
Rope length L
270 km. Position (C) end-block velocity V
8490 ?/? overload ? 0.3
End-block
(A)
VST
Fig. 4
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Scheme of loads exchange in turned over version
of Space oscillator.
Phase 1 Initial oscillator position
Vrot.
Phase 4 Cargo C2 separation
Vorb.
Phase 2 Docking cargo C1 at the end-block
C1
C2
Vrot.
Phase 3 Exchange cargo C1 with C2
C1
C2
Fig. 5
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Utilization of sling-based transport system for
launching the payload to interplanetary
trajectory
Sling schematic with cargoes docked at the
end-blocks
Cargo 1
S2
End-block
C1
C1
C2
Center of masses
?
Vorb
S1
End-block
Cargo 2
fig. 6
Fig 7
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Velocity pulses distributions along the trace
Earth - Moon
Elliptic orbit 2
11.2 km/s
Sling near Moon
Sling 2
Elliptic orbit 1
9.4 km/s
8.9 km/s
Sling 1
5.8 km/s
Delivery by means of rocket
Velocity pulse values
Earth surface
Fig.8