Solar thermal propulsion system for a Japanese 50kg-class microsatellite

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Sahara, Hironori ^a   Shimizu, Morio ^b  

^a JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION RESULTS; CAVITY DIAMETER; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; HYDROGEN PROPELLANT; MICROSATELLITES; NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORIES; SOLAR THERMAL PROPULSION; SOLAR THERMAL PROPULSION SYSTEM;

DNA SEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROPELLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84897750636     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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