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LARES Mission: Separation and Retention SubsystemAs part of the Lares (LAser RElativity Satellite) mission, an all-Italian scientific mission launched with the Vega maiden flight in February 2012, a mechanical separation and retention subsystem (SSEP) has been developed to retain the LARES satellite during launch and release it in the final orbit. The design flow was based on the identification of the driving requirements and critical areas to guide the trade-off, design, analysis and test activities. In particular, the SSEP had to face very high environmental loads and to minimize the contact areas with the satellite that had a spherical shape. The test activity overview is provided.
Document ID
20150004066
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bursi, Alessandro
(Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (CGS) S.p.A. Milan, Italy)
Camilli, Pierluigi
(Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (CGS) S.p.A. Milan, Italy)
Piredda, Claudio
Babini, Gianni
(Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (CGS) S.p.A. Milan, Italy)
Mangraviti, Elio
(Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (CGS) S.p.A. Milan, Italy)
Date Acquired
April 2, 2015
Publication Date
May 1, 2014
Publication Information
Publication: The 42nd Aerospace Mechanism Symposium
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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