Concept Study on Space Solar Power System
- Paper number
IAC-11,C3,1,6,x10962
- Author
Mr. Nobuhiko Fukuda, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan
- Coauthor
Mr. Kenichi Anma, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan
- Coauthor
Mr. Koki Nimura, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan
- Year
2011
- Abstract
In the last years, a significant change in global energy and environmental security situation, combined with an exponentially accelerating pace of technological change, leads to revisit the SPS concept: Many SSPS concepts were proposed before. Almost all these concepts have the target of launch cost-down 1/50 ~ 1/100 compared with H-IIA, and also the target of its on-orbit system weight 10g/W. In this paper, MHI proposes a new SSPS concept. This new concept has the target of launch cost-down 1/2, and the target of its on-orbit system weight 1g/W. This concept has the merit of the reality on the launch cost target, but also has the demerit of difficulties on its on-orbit system weight target. So, MHI also proposes the approach for achieving its on-orbit system weight target in this paper.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
IAC-11,C3,1,6,x10962.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).
To get the manuscript, please contact IAF Secretariat.