Application of solar electric propulsion for a near-sun, high-inclination mission

36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Serafini, L ^a,b   Gonzalez J ^a,b   Saccoccia, G ^a,c   Bandecchi, M ^a   Pace, O ^a,d  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b Electric Propulsion Section   (Netherlands)

^c Electric and Ground Systems Equipment Section   (Netherlands)

^d Science Future Projects and Technology Office   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; ORBITS;

CONCURRENT DESIGN FACILITIES; ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS; HIGH SPECIFIC IMPULSE; INTERPLANETARY MISSION; OPERATION STRATEGY; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

EID: 84896459517     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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