Archivio Istituzionale della RicercaThe present paper deals with the feasibility study of an orbital and re-entry mission of a Very Low Cost hYpersonic Demonstrator (VeLCHyD), considering a low Earth orbit (about 600 km of altitude) and an affordable demonstrator, characterised by reduced size and weight. The launcher, that has been taken into account for the mission, is Dnepr, operated by Kosmotras. The onboard systems have been defined to let VeLCHyD able to perform the re-entry trajectory to allow for safe re-entry and for approaching the correct landing site. VeLCHyD structural layout have been designed to guarantee the capability of carrying reentry loads. VeLCHyD external configuration is quite simple and thus cheap to be manufactured. As the results of the feasibility study seem to be good, we believe that a new activity, characterised by a favourable benefit to cost ratio, could start.
VeLCHyD: Very Low Cost Hypersonic Demonstrator for a complete orbit re-entry mission / Chiesa, Sergio; Corpino, Sabrina; Viola, Nicole; Plucinski, K; Stesina, Fabrizio. - ELETTRONICO. - (2005). (Intervento presentato al convegno AIAA/CIRA 13th International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies Conference tenutosi a Capua (CE), Italy nel 16-20 maggio 2005) [10.2514/6.2005-3345].
VeLCHyD: Very Low Cost Hypersonic Demonstrator for a complete orbit re-entry mission
CHIESA, Sergio;CORPINO, Sabrina;VIOLA, Nicole;STESINA, FABRIZIO
2005
Abstract
The present paper deals with the feasibility study of an orbital and re-entry mission of a Very Low Cost hYpersonic Demonstrator (VeLCHyD), considering a low Earth orbit (about 600 km of altitude) and an affordable demonstrator, characterised by reduced size and weight. The launcher, that has been taken into account for the mission, is Dnepr, operated by Kosmotras. The onboard systems have been defined to let VeLCHyD able to perform the re-entry trajectory to allow for safe re-entry and for approaching the correct landing site. VeLCHyD structural layout have been designed to guarantee the capability of carrying reentry loads. VeLCHyD external configuration is quite simple and thus cheap to be manufactured. As the results of the feasibility study seem to be good, we believe that a new activity, characterised by a favourable benefit to cost ratio, could start.
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