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).
Field Emission Electric Propulsion System Study, Volume 1
1977
159 pages
Report
No indication
English
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