Publication Date:
2018-06-08
Description:
Formation flying and microspacecraft constellation missions pose new propulsion requirements. Formationflying spacecraft, due to the tight positioning and pointing control requirements, may need thrust control within 1- 20 uN to an accuracy of 0.1 uN for LISA and ST-7, for example. Future missions may have extended thrust ranges into the sub - mN range. However, all do require high specific impulses (〉500 sec) due to long required thruster firings.
Keywords:
Spacecraft Propulsion and Power
Type:
AIAA Nanotech 2002; Houston, TX; United States
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