ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle - a commercial service for communications satellites

Details ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle - a commercial service for communications satellites ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle - a commercial service for communications satellites

Aug 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006esabu.127...54c&link_type=abstract

ESA Bulletin (ISSN 0376-4265), No. 127, p. 54 - 61 (2006)

Physics

Space Missions

Scientific paper

Telecommunications satellites are designed for useful lives of 10-15 years before they are "junked" when their propellant runs out. This is a waste of huge catital investments, because all or most of the satellites' revenue-generating communications payloads is still functional. The ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle is a novel spacecraft that will significantly prolong the operating lives of these valuable satellites. Launched aboard Ariane-5, it is designed to dock with a satellite and operate as an orbital "tugboat", supplying the propulsion, navigation and guidance to keep its host in the proper orbital slot for many years of revenue-earning service.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle - a commercial service for communications satellites does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle - a commercial service for communications satellites, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle - a commercial service for communications satellites will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-976694