Start Date
4-1987 8:00 AM
Description
'!he Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) will provide a means of bringing large observatories to the Space station for servicing and redeployment to their operating altitudes. However, there are many constraints which must be met in mission planning. '!he missions must be designed so that propellant consumption is within the usable allowance, but contingency operations can still be accomplished. '!he vehicle was designed specifically to accommodate such missions, with emphasis upon servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.
'!he OMV has been designed for operations from the Shuttle Orbiter and the Space Station. It will readily accommodate basing at the Space Station and executing observatory retrieval and redeployment missions. Mission profiles have been designed which allow retrieval with contengency hold before descent, and which allow contengency return of the observatory if it fails to reactivate properly. This capability will be a major addition to the Space Transportation System and will increase the utility of the Space Station.
OMV Servicing Missions from Space Station
'!he Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) will provide a means of bringing large observatories to the Space station for servicing and redeployment to their operating altitudes. However, there are many constraints which must be met in mission planning. '!he missions must be designed so that propellant consumption is within the usable allowance, but contingency operations can still be accomplished. '!he vehicle was designed specifically to accommodate such missions, with emphasis upon servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.
'!he OMV has been designed for operations from the Shuttle Orbiter and the Space Station. It will readily accommodate basing at the Space Station and executing observatory retrieval and redeployment missions. Mission profiles have been designed which allow retrieval with contengency hold before descent, and which allow contengency return of the observatory if it fails to reactivate properly. This capability will be a major addition to the Space Transportation System and will increase the utility of the Space Station.
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