A Contamination-Free Ultrahigh Precision Formation Flying Method ...
A Contamination-Free Ultrahigh Precision Formation Flying Method ... A Contamination-Free Ultrahigh Precision Formation Flying Method ...
Laser TetherExample of Formation Flying at L2LaserTetherAltitude: 1.5 x 10 6 kmSatellite Mass: 100 kg1 kmCross-sectional Area perSpacecraft: 1m 2Base Line Distance: 1 kmTether Material: KevlarTether Diameter: 4 mm(99.9 % survival at L2for 5 years)Not to Scale
Laser TetherExemplary System Design• Major Perturbation ForcesSolar Pressure Force Per Pair: < 20 µNOther Perturbations Including Gravitational Perturbations Per Pair: < 30 µNTotal Differential Force Per Pair : < 50 µN• The Tethers are extended with ~ 100 µN with Photon Thrust Per Pair-- 0.16 µm Extension• The Change in Tether Length due to the Perturbation:Countered with Length Adjustment with Piezo-Translator (sub nm Accuracy)• Laser Requirements with Off-the-Shelf Components:Power Requirement ~ 1 W with 0.99995 MirrorsWith 20 % Wall-Plug Efficiency: The Total Laser System Power ~ 5 WStability Requirement: ~10 -3 (Lab Laser Stability ~ 10 -5 )Mirror Diameter: > 7 cm
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Laser TetherExemplary System Design• Major Perturbation ForcesSolar Pressure Force Per Pair: < 20 µNOther Perturbations Including Gravitational Perturbations Per Pair: < 30 µNTotal Differential Force Per Pair : < 50 µN• The Tethers are extended with ~ 100 µN with Photon Thrust Per Pair-- 0.16 µm Extension• The Change in Tether Length due to the Perturbation:Countered with Length Adjustment with Piezo-Translator (sub nm Accuracy)• Laser Requirements with Off-the-Shelf Components:Power Requirement ~ 1 W with 0.99995 MirrorsWith 20 % Wall-Plug Efficiency: The Total Laser System Power ~ 5 WStability Requirement: ~10 -3 (Lab Laser Stability ~ 10 -5 )Mirror Diameter: > 7 cm
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