Design of a hybrid chemical/electric propulsion orbital transfer vehicle

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 131-139

  Mailhe, Laurie M ^a   Heister, Stephen D ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ORBITS; RADIATION BELTS; ROCKET ENGINES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS (GEO); LOW EARTH ORBITS (LEO);

ORBITAL TRANSFER;

EID: 0036198880     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3791     Document Type: Article

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