An electric propulsion diagnostic package for the characterization of theplasma thruster/spacecraft interactions on stentor satellite

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Capacci, M ^a   Matticari, G ^a   Noci, G ^a   Severi, A ^a   Borie, D ^b  

^a LABEN SpA   (Italy)

^b Alcatel Etablissement de Cannes   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; HALL EFFECT DEVICES; HALL THRUSTERS; ION BEAMS; ORBITS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICES; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PROBES; PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS; PROPULSION; SATELLITES; SOFTWARE TESTING;

DIAGNOSTIC PACKAGES; ELECTRIC THRUSTER; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; HALL EFFECT THRUSTERS; IN-FLIGHT EXPERIMENTATION; OPERATIONAL LIFETIME; QUALIFICATION TEST; RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZER;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 84963828249     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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