Design and Analysis of the Satellite Structure for the Development of the Earth-Observation Satellites

Abstract

In general, the design concepts of earth-observation satellites are established depending on the purposes of utilization such as commercial imagery business, public services, scientific research. Nowadays, The lightweight satellite structure is considered as an effective method for developing the earth-observation satellite. This paper introduces a design concept of the lightweight satellite structure for the constellation of earth-observation satellites. The modular design of the satellite structure is applied to save manpower and shorten the AIT process, in addition, a propulsion module is adopted to allow a hydrazine propulsion system to be installed on the satellite. The finite element method is used for the structural analysis of the satellite. The axial and lateral frequency requirements of satellite structure were verified by mode analysis. also, the margin of safety of satellite structure parts were satisfied with design requirements. As a result, the structural integrity of the suggested satellite structure is verified by mode analysis and static analysis.