A technical study and a system study on field emission electric propulsion (FEEP) for a television broadcasting satellite are presented. The technical study covers the design of a lightweight 1 mN laboratory thruster, a long life 2 mN laboratory thruster, the flight model with thruster, tank protective cover, and power conditioning unit. The system study includes a tradeoff between specific impulse and system electric power with a weight evaluation, a compatibility study of FEEP efflux with the satellite and of satellite outgassing with FEEP, and a reliability study with three different system configurations (4 or 8 thrusters with different thrust levels).


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    Title :

    Field Emission Electric Propulsion System Study, Volume 1


    Contributors:
    M. Moravie (author) / M. Robert (author) / D. Valentian (author)

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    159 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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