Title: The design concept of a small technological spacecraft

Authors: Andrey Valeryevich Sedelnikov; Anastasiya Sergeevna Taneeva

Addresses: Samara National Research University, 34, Moskovskoye Shosse, Samara, 443086, Russia ' Samara National Research University, 34, Moskovskoye Shosse, Samara, 443086, Russia

Abstract: The paper describes the concept of designing a small spacecraft for technological purposes, taking into account the requirements for micro-accelerations. It is shown that these requirements significantly affect the design appearance and mass-centring characteristics of a small spacecraft. Questions about the development of a design concept that takes into account the main features of small spacecraft in comparison with other space technology used to implement gravitational-sensitive processes are considered. A feature of the stated concept is that the requirements for micro-accelerations are priority ones, since only their unconditional fulfilment will make it possible to successfully implement gravitational-sensitive technological processes. The obtained results can be used in the design of small technological spacecraft.

Keywords: small spacecraft; design concept; micro-acceleration; gravitational-sensitive processes.

DOI: 10.1504/IJASSE.2025.145188

International Journal of Aerospace System Science and Engineering, 2025 Vol.1 No.2, pp.133 - 142

Received: 08 Dec 2021
Accepted: 20 Jan 2022
Published online: 25 Mar 2025 *

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