Improved pulsed plasma thruster systems for satellite propulsion

32nd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Meckel, Nicole J ^a   Hoskins, W Andrew ^a   Cassady, R Joseph ^a   Myers, Roger M ^b   Oleson, Steven R ^b   McGuire, Melissa ^c  

^a Olin Aerospace Company   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ANALEX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE CONTROL; FUEL STORAGE; NASA; ORBITS; PLASMA DEVICES; PROPULSION; SATELLITES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

APPLICATION STUDIES; CONTROL FUNCTIONS; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITOR; LEO CONSTELLATION; SATELLITE PROPULSION; SMALL SATELLITE DESIGN;

PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS;

EID: 84961864446     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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