Application of energy storage to solar electric propulsion orbital transfer

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 645-652

  Marasch, Mark W ^a,c   Hall, Christopher D ^b  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; FLYWHEELS; ORBITS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION ORBITAL TRANSFER;

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0034266707     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3613     Document Type: Article

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