Evaluation of the performance of the t6 ion thruster

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Wallace, Neil C ^a   Mundy, David H ^a   Fearn, David G ^a   Edwards, Clive H ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; PROPULSION; SPACE FLIGHT;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS; ARTEMIS COMMUNICATIONS; AVAILABLE POWER; COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE; ION PROPULSION SYSTEMS; LIMITING PROCESS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; STATION KEEPING;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 84963804080     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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