This paper describes the Electric Propulsion Orbital Platform (EPOP), of which the primary objective is to provide an instrumented platform for testing electric propulsion devices in space. It is anticipated that the first flight, EPOP-1, will take place on the Shuttle-deployed Wake Shield Facility in 1996, and will be designed around a commercial 1.8 kW arcjet system which will be operated on gaseous hydrogen propellant. Specific subsystems are described, including the arcjet system, the propellant and power systems, and the diagnostics systems.
Electric Propulsion Orbital Platform
1993
8 pages
Report
No indication
English
Space Technology , Arc jet engines , Electric propulsion , Flight tests , Gaseous rocket propellants , Hydrogen , Mission planning , Performance tests , Space platforms , Systems analysis , Artificial satellites , Electrical properties , Electromagnetic noise , Plasma interactions , Temperature measurement , Thrust measurement
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