Program and objective approach to aerospace system development on the pseudosatellite basis
Program and objective approach to aerospace system development on the pseudosatellite basis is revealed using VULTURE program as a baseline. VULTURE program represents research and development of technologies and systems, which enable the military to deliver and keep on-station pseudosatellite equipped with 450 kg payload with power consumption of 5 kWt for at least 5 years providing high probability of mission success at atmospheric orbit (18000-27000 km). The article overviews also the pseudosatellites backbone and their design programs that preceded full-scale research and development of flight pseudosatellite named Solar Eagle, and the entire VULTURE aerospace system.