Flight report during two years on HAYABUSA explorer propelled by microwave discharge ion engines

41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Kuninaka, Hitoshi ^a   Shimizu, Yukio ^a   Yamada, Tetsuya ^a   Funaki, Ikko ^a   Nishiyama, Kazutaka ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP SPACE; ELECTRIC POWER; FIRST YEAR; ION ENGINES; MICROWAVE DISCHARGE; RESIDUAL GAS; SPECIFIC IMPULSE; SWING BY; SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT; TRANSFER ORBIT;

ASTEROIDS; ENGINES; GAS ENGINES; ION PROPULSION; IONS; MICROWAVES; ORBITS; PROPULSION; SPACE RENDEZVOUS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 77957829201     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. J. Kawaguchi, et. al, "MUSES-C: Technologies Development and Nereus Exploration Scenario", Space Technology, Vol.17, 1997, pp. 265-279.
2. K. Toki, H. Kuninaka, K. Nishiyama and Y. Shimizu, "Flight Readiness of the Microwave Ion Engine System for MUSES-C Mission", IEPC 03-0098, International Electric Propulsion Conference, Toulouse, March 2003.
3. H. Kuninaka, I. Funaki, K. Nishiyama, Y. Shimizu and K. Toki, "Result of 18,000-Hour Endurance Test on Microwave Discharge Ion Thruster Engineering Model", AIAA 2000-3276, Joint Propulsion Conference, July 2000.
4. H. Kuninaka and S. Satori, "Development and Demonstration of a Cathode-less Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Thruster", Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol.14, 1998, pp. 1022-1026.
5. H. Kuninaka, "Deep space Exploration by Electric Propelled Delta-V Earth Gravity Assist, MUSES-C toward Jupiter", AIAA 2002-3970, Joint Propulsion Conference, July 2002.