Abstract
China recoverable satellite is a multi-utility, mid-scale satellite with the capability of capsule recovery. Twenty-five recoverable satellites have been developed successfully ever since 1970s. SJ-10 recoverable microgravity experimental satellite (SJ-10 satellite) is the 25th recoverable satellite in China recoverable satellite series and also the first China space microgravity experiment satellite. The main mission of SJ-10 satellites to carry out experimental researches on microgravity science and space life science by means of satellite space flight and capsule recovery. The experiments cover six disciplines, including microgravity fluid physics, microgravity combustion, space materials science, space radiation effect, biological effects of gravity, and space biotechnology. In order to satisfy the requirements of space experiments as well as under the constraints of schedule, funds and others, the new approach of satellite engineering development is promoted and carried out during the process of satellite development. The mission of SJ-10 satellite has been carried out successfully in 2016, and the flight results show that the satellite has absolute advantages in many aspects, such as the ability of recovery, better microgravity level and others. In this chapter, the technical characteristics and mission execution results of the recoverable satellite SJ-10 satellite are summarized. The further development ideas and the improvements of service performances of China recoverable satellite are also discussed briefly.
This chapter is simultaneously published in “Physical Science under Microgravity: Experiments on Board the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite” and “Life Science in Space: Experiments on Board the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite”. The editors feel that this chapter would be useful to the different audiences of both books to better understand the system design and flight test results of SJ-10 recoverable microgravity experimental satellite.
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- CCSDS:
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Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
- DC:
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Direct Current
- D-S theory:
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Dempster-Shafer evidence theory
- FIR:
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Finite Impulse Response
- FMEA:
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- g:
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Gravity
- ISO:
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International Organization for Standardization
- ISS:
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International Space Station
- mg:
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Milli gravity
- N:
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Newton
- SA76:
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The U.S. Standard Atmosphere 1976
- SJ-10 satellite:
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SJ-10 recoverable microgravity experimental satellite
- TTC:
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Tracking, telemetry and command
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Acknowledgements
We credit numerous people who made the SJ-10 satellite a success. During the development of the satellite, we have done a lot of design and integration verification work, and here we would like to thank my team of designers particularly. It was their hard work over the past few years for supporting and ensuring the successful implementation of China’s first microgravity scientific satellite mission. System designer, Ying Wang and her partners overcame many difficult problems. Our eleven sub-system chief designers also did great favors to success of the mission. As general directors, I and Jiawen Qiu thanks them from our heart. We also want to give our great thanks to Bochang Tang, our project engineering chief designer and our project office partners. Everybody did his best to our mission success. Thank them all sincerely.
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Zhao, H., Qiu, J., Wang, Y. (2019). System Design and Flight Results of China SJ-10 Recoverable Microgravity Experimental Satellite. In: Hu, W., Kang, Q. (eds) Physical Science Under Microgravity: Experiments on Board the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite. Research for Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1340-0_2
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