Mass drivers

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Thread: Mass drivers

# 14542 byCharles Radley on April 3, 2001, 11:09 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22

>
> Assuming that the projectiles do not have an independent guidance system, what
> sort of accuracy can we expect to achieve with mass drivers? Would it be
> possible to deliver a payload from the lunar surface, to low-earth orbit, with
> an accuracy of +or - 5 or 6 metres?
>

You would need a rocket to do a LEO braking burn, even with aerobraking.

Too many variables.

1) Variations in mass driver performance

2) Gravitational disturbances along the way from planets - it is very
difficult to predict
gravity fields to that elvel of accuracy.

3) solar radiation pressure

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