Final safety analysis report for the Galileo Mission: Volume 1, Reference design document

Technical Report · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6161490· OSTI ID:6161490

The Galileo mission uses nuclear power sources called Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs) to provide the spacecraft's primary electrical power. Because these generators contain nuclear material, a Safety Analysis Report (SAR) is required. A preliminary SAR and an updated SAR were previously issued that provided an evolving status report on the safety analysis. As a result of the Challenger accident, the launch dates for both Galileo and Ulysses missions were later rescheduled for November 1989 and October 1990, respectively. The decision was made by agreement between the DOE and the NASA to have a revised safety evaluation and report (FSAR) prepared on the basis of these revised vehicle accidents and environments. The results of this latest revised safety evaluation are presented in this document (Galileo FSAR). Volume I, this document, provides the background design information required to understand the analyses presented in Volumes II and III. It contains descriptions of the RTGs, the Galileo spacecraft, the Space Shuttle, the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), the trajectory and flight characteristics including flight contingency modes, and the launch site. There are two appendices in Volume I which provide detailed material properties for the RTG.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA (USA). Valley Forge Space Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79ET32043
• OSTI ID: 6161490
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/32043-T26-Vol.1; ON: DE89007268
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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