Project Hitch Hiker: A Feasibility Study for a Small Telecommunication Satellite

摘要

Small satellites for developing countries are a new and interesting area of thecommunication satellite business. A study for such a satellite to be used for telecommunication is presented. Details of the following are included in the report: management; systems engineering; launcher and orbit dynamics; configuration; payload; the electrical power subsystem; structure; the attitude and orbit control system; thermal control; telemetry and telecommand; propulsion.