Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spacecraft development

Author

Miller, Michael W.

Author_Institution

Orbital Sci. Corp., Germantown, MD, USA

Volume

5

fYear

1998

fDate

21-28 Mar 1998

Firstpage

421

Abstract

In August of 1995, the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) entered into a fixed-price contract to develop the spacecraft bus for the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE). Since that time, Orbital and JHU have worked together to perform the design, analysis, procurement, fabrication, and subsystem integration as an example of how a Principal Investigator led team can work. The FUSE spacecraft is currently undergoing final Integration and Test at Orbital´s Germantown, Maryland Facility in preparation for delivery to APL by April, 1998 with launch in October, 1998. This paper describes the process and partnership formed by Orbital and JHU in this development activity, the resulting spacecraft characteristics, and the lessons learned from this program to date

Keywords

artificial satellites; astronomical telescopes; space research; space vehicle electronics; space vehicles; ultraviolet astronomy; FUSE spacecraft; Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer; Johns Hopkins University; Orbital Sciences Corporation; UV spectroscopy; artificial satellite; astronomical telescope; spacecraft bus; spacecraft characteristics; spacecraft development; subsystem integration; ultraviolet astronomy; Contracts; Fabrication; Fuses; Laboratories; Performance analysis; Physics; Procurement; Space vehicles; Spectroscopy; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE

Conference_Location

Snowmass at Aspen, CO

ISSN

1095-323X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4311-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.1998.685851

Filename

685851