A subliming solid reaction control system
- Paper ID
1968-P26
- author
- company
Lockheed Missiles & Space Company
- country
U.S.A.
- year
1968
- abstract
This paper presents a description of the design, operation, and testing of a subliming solid reaction control system that was developed for use on the Applications Technology Satellite. A description of the design features including propellant, on-off control, thrust level control, and thermal balance control is given. The measurement of thrust axis alignment and thrust level is discussed, and typical results obtained are presented.