The development status of the FEEP system is presented together with an outline of its capabilities for spacecraft orbit control and/or drag compensation. The results of tests with a single slit solid emitter operated in both the continuous and the pulsed mode are reported. The analysis of the results indicates that FEEP thrusters can be successfully operated in pulsed mode and confirms the validity of this operation mode for demanding attitude control missions like fine pointing and fine stationkeeping between clustered spacecraft.
Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP): Experimental Investigations on Continuous and Pulsed Modes of Operation
1988
14 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP): high efficiency micronewton-range thrusters
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