A new self-pressurizing propulsion system has liquid thrusters and gas jet attitude control without heavy gas storage vessels. A pump boosts the pressure of a small fraction of the hydrogen peroxide, so that reacted propellant can controllably pressurize its own source tank. The warm decomposition gas also powers the pump and is supplied to the attitude control jets. The system has been incorporated into a prototype microsatellite for terrestrial maneuvering tests. Additional progress includes preliminary testing of a bipropellant thruster, and storage of unstabilized hydrogen peroxide in small sealed tanks.


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    Title :

    Progress toward hydrogen peroxide micropulsion


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    13 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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