Launch configurations based on former (now decommissioned) Soviet ICBMs and Soyuz-Fregat, coupled with plasma propulsion as delivery systems for low cost missions beyond low earth orbits

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 52, Issue 2-6, 2003, Pages 327-335

  Karavasilis, K ^a   Mukhin, L ^a   Sagdeev, R ^a   Khatulev, V ^b   Yuriev, V ^b   Medvedev, A ^b   Dolgopolov, V ^c   Martinov, M ^c   Pichkhadze, K ^c   Avanesov, G ^d   Balebanov, V ^d   Zakharov, A ^d   Brylov, O ^e   Shpakovs'kyy, Y ^e  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center   (Russian Federation)

^c LAVOCHKIN ASSOCIATION   (Russian Federation)

^d Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOSTERS (ROCKET); ELECTRIC PROPULSION; LAUNCHING; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; ORBITS; PLANETS; REMOTE SENSING; SPACECRAFT;

LAUNCH VEHICLES; PLASMA PROPULSION;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0037243082     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00172-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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