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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2014.42.10.870

Residual Propellant Gauging Methods for Geostationary Satellites and Recent Technology Status  

Park, Eungsik (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Huh, Hwanil (Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.42, no.10, 2014 , pp. 870-877 More about this Journal
Abstract
Geostationary satellites undergo various orbital perturbations and this results in location change. Therefore, all the geostationary satellites use the thruster in order to control the location change. For this purpose, the suitable amount of liquid propellant is mounted and the amount of propellant is reduced as time goes by. This means that the lifetime of the satellite depends on the residual propellant amount. Therefore precise residual propellant gauging is very important for the mitigation of economic losses arised from premature removal of satellite from its orbit, satellites replacement planning, slot management and so on. In this paper, we introduce the propellant gauging methods used in the geostationary satellites and the propellant gauging method studied in the laboratory level.
Keywords
Geostationary Satellite; Propellant; Gauging; Technology Status;
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