Development of Green Propellant Reaction Control System (GPRCS) for SERVIS-3 Project

Paper number

IAC-13,C4,3,2,x18909

Author

Mr. Tetsuya Matsuo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Katsumi Furukawa, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Noriaki Oka, Japan Space Systems (J-spacesystems), Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Akihiro Matsushita, Japan Space Systems (J-spacesystems), Japan

Coauthor

Prof. Keiichi Hori, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Coauthor

Prof. Shujiro Sawai, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Year

2013

Abstract

The Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System (SERVIS) project started in 1999 and has been continuing with the objective of establishing technical knowledge bases for using Commercial-Off-The-Shelf parts and technologies (COTS) for their utilization for space application.
  At present, SERVIS-3 project is undergoing for developing the advanced experimental equipment by utilizing cutting-edge COTS.
  The Green Propellant Reaction Control System (GPRCS) is to be installed and is under development in the SERVIS-3 project.
  A HAN (Hydroxyl Ammonium Nitrate)-based propellant thruster is applied to the GPRCS. We use the propellant developed by Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA), which is expected to realize the higher performance among so called green propellant.
  So far, firing tests were conducted with change of injector and combustion chamber configurations for obtaining the fundamental thruster characteristics.
  In this study, the development status of HAN-based propellant thruster including firing test results and its application to SERVIS-3 project are reported.

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