• DocumentCode
    1229798
  • Title

    From SNAP 3 to IMP--The Evolution of Space Isotopic Power

  • Author

    Morse, Jerome G. ; Fink, Charles R.

  • Author_Institution
    Small Power Systems Department Nuclear Division Martin Company
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1964
  • fDate
    4/1/1964 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    642
  • Lastpage
    645
  • Abstract
    By today´s standards, the radioisotope-fueled thermoelectric generators launched in 1961 were both crude and heavy. Yet much of SNAP 3, as those units were designated, lives on in their progeny. This paper discusses SNAPs 3, 9A, 11 and the IMP (Interplanetary Monitoring Probe) generators, emphasizing the unique and developmental features of each, as well as those time-tested, operationally successful features which have remained unchanged after close official scrutiny.
  • Keywords
    Fuels; Monitoring; Nuclear power generation; Power generation; Power system management; Power system reliability; Power systems; Radio transmitters; Thermoelectricity; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0536-1516
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TA.1964.4319648
  • Filename
    4319648
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1229798