A comparison of the Space Station version of ASTROMAG with two free-flyer versions

Conference · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7121771

Green, M A

This Report compares the Space Station version of ASTROMAG with free-flyer versions of ASTROMAG which could fly on an Atlas lla rocket and a Delta rocket. Launch with either free-flyer imposes severe weight limits on the magnet and its cryogenic system. Both versions of ASTROMAG magnet which fly on free-flying satellites do not have to be charged more than once during the mission. This permits one to simplify the charging system and the cryogenic system. The helium ll pump loop which supplies helium to the gas cooled electrical leads can be eliminated in both of the free-flyer versions of the ASTROMAG magnet. This report describes the superconducting dipole moment correction coils which are necessary for the magnet to operate on a free-flying satellite.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; NASA; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 7121771
• Report Number(s): LBL-32977; CONF-9206328--1; ON: DE93004695
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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