Propellant tank resupply system

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1984-08-14

1986-09-02

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

244135C, 244135R, 244172, 60734, 137255, B64D 3714, B64G 126

Patent

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046091696

ABSTRACT:
A novel propellant resupply system for, and method of recharging the propellant tanks of, the attitude control system (ACS) of a spacecraft or the like are described, comprising first and second propellant conduits respectively interconnecting the outlets of the fuel and oxidizer pump inducers of the primary propulsion system with the fuel and oxidizer tanks for the ACS thruster engines, and controller valves within each propellant conduit for controllably diverting fuel and oxidizer under pressure from the fuel and oxidizer pumps to the thruster fuel and oxidizer tanks during operation of the primary propulsion system engines.

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