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Chimera: A Low Cost Solution to Small Satellite Space Access

dc.contributor.author Crowley, John en_US
dc.contributor.author Hutchinson, Virgil L., Jr. en_US
dc.contributor.author Keisner, Alex en_US
dc.contributor.author Young, David Anthony en_US
dc.contributor.author Curry, Mike en_US
dc.contributor.author Jackson, Jonathan en_US
dc.contributor.author Maatsch, John en_US
dc.contributor.author Piletsky, Pavel en_US
dc.contributor.author Olds, John R. en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
dc.date.accessioned 2006-03-17T15:58:35Z
dc.date.available 2006-03-17T15:58:35Z
dc.date.issued 2003-08
dc.description In the Proceedings of the 17th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, UT State University Logan, UT, August 11 -14, 2003. en_US
dc.description.abstract The Chimera rocket was designed to enter the small satellite market by offering an affordable and flexible alternative to the Pegasus launch vehicle. A number of design concepts were evaluated, and one was selected to undergo detailed analysis. This included disciplinary analyses in aerodynamics, propulsion, trajectory, aeroheating, structures, weights, operations, and cost. The baseline vehicle, consisting of a Minuteman 2-2 first stage, a PAM-S second stage, and a new third stage carries a 100 and 50 kg payload to a 700 km altitude, at inclinations of 60° and 110° respectively. At this point a Monte Carlo Simulation was performed to determine how well the system met its price goals. The baseline vehicle fails to meet the desired launch price of $5 million to a reasonable confidence level. However, either the implementation of a cost reduction in the cost of the first stage, or the infusion of appropriate structural and propellant technologies in the design of the third stage, help to make the desired launch price viable.
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/8391
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher.original American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
dc.relation.ispartofseries SSDL ; SSC03-VII-2 en_US
dc.subject Small satellites
dc.subject Space launch vehicles
dc.subject Launch costs
dc.subject Conceptual design
dc.title Chimera: A Low Cost Solution to Small Satellite Space Access en_US
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local.contributor.corporatename Space Systems Design Laboratory (SSDL)
local.contributor.corporatename Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
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