The invention relates to the technical field of
deep space exploration, in particular to a cryogenic
propellant on-
orbit low-loss storage
system and method for a deep
space probe. After the low-temperature
propellant is injected into the
storage tank through the injection
pipe, along with continuous accumulation of external leaked heat, the first
pressure sensor detects that the pressure in the
storage tank is continuously increased, and when the numerical value of the first
pressure sensor exceeds the preset pressure, the cooling
assembly is started to cool the low-temperature
propellant in the
storage tank, so that the external leaked heat is consumed; before the engine needs to supply the low-temperature propellant, the low-temperature propellant in the storage tank is in a supercritical state, and the storage temperature is increased in a high-pressure storage mode, so that the
temperature difference between the storage tank and the outside and the
heat leakage amount are reduced, and the requirement for the refrigerating capacity of the cooling
assembly is reduced; when the low-temperature propellant is conveyed, due to the fact that the low-temperature propellant is in a supercritical state and free of gas-
liquid phase separation, the interior of the whole storage box is in a homogeneous state, the stable conveying flow of the low-temperature propellant can be guaranteed, and stable output of an engine is also facilitated.