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Optical system of a minispacecraft with laser reactive thrust

Egorov, M.S., Nosatenko, P.Y., Rezunkov, Y.A.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Егоров М.С., Носатенко П.Я., Резунков Ю.А. Оптическая система мини-аппарата с лазерной реактивной тягой // Оптический журнал. 2014. Т. 81. № 9. С. 55–61.

Egorov M.S., Nosatenko P.Ya., Rezunkov Yu.A. Optical system of a minispacecraft with laser reactive thrust [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2014. V. 81. № 9. P. 55–61.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

M. S. Egorov, Yu. A. Rezunkov, and P. Ya Nosatenko, "Optical system of a minispacecraft with laser reactive thrust," Journal of Optical Technology. 81(9), 526-530 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.81.000526

Abstract:

The design principles of a reactive-thrust laser system for minispacecraft are proposed for the first time. Based on these principles, an optical system has been developed for a laser-engine installation, using special optical systems such as optical turrets and optical hinges. A scenario is considered of an orbital maneuver of a minispacecraft with laser reactive thrust for removing objects of space debris from geostationary orbit. It is shown that a laser source with a power of 1 kW is required to remove an object of mass 200 kg from this orbit onto a special space tug. The minispacecraft can be also used for monitoring near-earth space, surveying large space stations, etc.

Keywords:

minispacecraft, laser-engine installation, receiver optical system, optical hinge

OCIS codes: 220.4830; 080.4225; 260.2160; 080.6755

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