An analytical expression for the mass of an ion propulsion system which is dependent only on exhaust velocity, thrust, and total impulse is derived. The results are discussed in relation to their effect on spacecraft configuration.
Ion Thrusters and Spacecraft Configuration
1974
15 pages
Report
No indication
English
Interplanetary spacecraft controllers using thrusters
AIAA | 1998
|Interplanetary Spacecraft Controllers Using Thrusters
AIAA | 1998
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