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Optimal Circle-to-Ellipse Orbit Transfer for Sun-Facing E-Sail

Aerospace, 2022
The transfer between two coplanar Keplerian orbits of a spacecraft with a continuous-thrust propulsion system is a classical problem of astrodynamics, in which a numerical procedure is usually employed to find the transfer trajectory that optimizes (i.e.,
Alessandro A. Quarta, Giovanni Mengali, Marco Bassetto, Lorenzo Niccolai   +3 more
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Electric solar wind sail mass budget model [PDF]

Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 2013
The electric solar wind sail (E-sail) is a new type of propellantless propulsion system for Solar System transportation, which uses the natural solar wind to produce spacecraft propulsion.
P. Janhunen, A. A. Quarta, G. Mengali
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Electrodynamic tethers for spacecraft propulsion [PDF]

36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1998
Relatively short electrodynamic tethers can use solar power to "push" against a planetary magnetic field to achieve propul sion without expenditure of propellant. The groundwork has been laid for this type of propulsion. Recent important milestones include retrieval of a tether in space (TSS-1, 1992), successful deployment of a 20-km-long ...
JOHNSON L, ESTES R. D, LORENZINI, ENRICO, MARTINEZ SANCHEZ M, SANMARTIN J, VAS I.   +5 more
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Optimal Interplanetary Transfer of Solar Wind Ion Focusing Thruster-Based Spacecraft

Applied Sciences, 2023
The Solar Wind Ion Focusing Thruster (SWIFT) is a highly-innovative propellantless propulsion concept, recently proposed by Gemmer and Mazzoleni. In its nominal configuration, a SWIFT consists of a conically-shaped mesh of positively-charged conducting ...
Alessandro A. Quarta, Lorenzo Niccolai, Giovanni Mengali, Marco Bassetto   +3 more
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Designing displaced lunar orbits using low-thrust propulsion [PDF]

, 2010
The design of spacecraft trajectories is a crucial task in space mission design. Solar sail technology appears as a promising form of advanced spacecraft propulsion which can enable exciting new space science mission concepts such as solar system ...
Colin R. McInnes, Farquhar R., Gómez G., Gómez G., Jules Simo, Leipold M., Roy A. E., Simo J., Thurman R., Vonbun F.   +9 more
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Propulsion systems and low-thrust rocket engines based on various physical principles for control systems of small and micro-spacecraft

Вестник Самарского университета: Аэрокосмическая техника, технологии и машиностроение, 2018
The article presents an analysis of the possibility of using propulsion systems and rocket thrusters based on various physical principles and used as part of small and very small spacecraft.
V. V. Ryzhkov, A. V. Sulinov
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Efficiency of using electric propulsion engines for the task of keeping in a near-circular orbit

Вестник Самарского университета: Аэрокосмическая техника, технологии и машиностроение, 2016
The paper deals with the problem of choosing the type and the main design parameters of the correcting propulsion system of spacecraft functioning in low near-circular Earth orbits.
S. A. Ishkov
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Solar Sails : Technology and demonstration status [PDF]

, 2012
Solar Sail propulsion has been validated in space (IKAROS, 2012) and soon several more solar-sail propelled spacecraft will be flown. Using sunlight for spacecraft propulsion is not a new idea.
Barnes, Nathan, Friedman, Louis, Johnson, Les, Lappas, Vaios, McInnes, Colin, Young, Roy   +5 more
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PROGRAMMABLE DYNAMIC SIMULATOR OF STATIONARY PLASMA THRUSTER [PDF]

Proceedings on Engineering Sciences
The paper presents the results of development of microelectronic simulator of high-pulse dual-mode correction unit. The unit makes it possible to optimize the process of testing power processing units of electric propulsion, to work through the ...
Dmitry Demchenko , Andrey Vlasenko , Egor Shilov , Ivan Popov , Ruslan Akhmetzhanov   +4 more
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Multiple Spacecraft Formation Flying Control around Artificial Equilibrium Point Using Propellantless Approach

International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2022
This paper demonstrates a detailed analysis of the feasibility for compact formation system around an L2-type artificial equilibrium point by means of continuous low-thrust propulsion in the hybrid form of solar sail and Coulomb force propulsion. Firstly,
Lei Zhao, Changqing Yuan, Xiaoming Li, Jingjiu He   +3 more
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