A one millipound cesium ion thruster system experiment designed for the ATS-F satellite will be used to demonstrate north-south stationkeeping for synchronous satellites. Development effort leading to the present design will be described and test data for qualification and flight acceptance tests will be presented. These include a review of EMI evaluations tests made with the power conditioning subsystem and the thruster simulator, and an extended system operational test. During the extended test, 90 on-off cycles simulated thruster operation in orbit. A planned 18,000 hour ground test of a flight qualified thruster will be discussed.
A north-south stationkeeping ion thruster system for ATS-F
Electric Propulsion Conference ; 1973 ; Lake Tahoe, NV
1973-10-01
Conference paper
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English
Prototype North-South Stationkeeping Ion Thruster
AIAA | 1975
|A prototype north-south stationkeeping thruster
AIAA | 1974
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