DocumentCode
281614
Title
Communication satellite applications
Author
Schreib, Rolland
Author_Institution
Astro-Space Div. of Gen. Electr., Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear
1989
fDate
32575
Firstpage
42370
Lastpage
42374
Abstract
The author discusses the development of electric propulsion (EP) technology. The following topics are dealt with: current and planned EP utilization; the process of implementing EP systems on spacecraft; and EP development status. The evolving use of EP on communication satellites is reviewed with some detail concerning the preliminary design and performance of ion systems in the north-south stationkeeping role as an example
Keywords
aerospace propulsion; artificial satellites; electric propulsion; aerospace propulsion; artificial satellites; communication satellites; electric propulsion; ion systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Electric Propulsion for Spacecraft, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
197988
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