Advanced chemical and low power electric propulsion offer attractive options for small satellite propulsion. Applications include orbit raising, orbit maintenance, attitude control, repositioning, and deorbit of both Earth-space and planetary spacecraft. Potential propulsion technologies for these functions include high pressure Ir/Re bipropellant engines, very low power arcjets, Hall thrusters, and pulsed plasma thrusters, all of which have been shown to operate in manners consistent with currently planned small satellites. Mission analyses show that insertion of advanced propulsion technologies enables and/or greatly enhances many planned small satellite missions. Examples of commercial, DoD, and NASA missions are provided to illustrate the potential benefits of using advanced propulsion options on small satellites.


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    Title :

    Small Satellite Propulsion Options


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Joint Propulsion Conference ; 1994 ; Indianapolis, IN, United States


    Publication date :

    1994-08-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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