Plasma propulsion for geostationary satellites for telecommunication and interplanetary missions

The advantages of electric propulsion for the orbit maintenance of geostationary satellites for telecommunications are described. Different types of plasma sources for space propulsion are presented. Due to its large performances, one of them, named Hall effect thruster is described in detail and tw...

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Published inIOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 12010 - 14
Main Authors Dudeck, M, Doveil, F, Arcis, N, Zurbach, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2012
Subjects
Electric propulsion
Geostationary satellites
Hall effect
Hall thrusters
Maintenance
Orbits
Plasma propulsion
Propulsion systems
Space missions
Surgical implants
Synchronous satellites
Telecommunications
Thrusters
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Summary:The advantages of electric propulsion for the orbit maintenance of geostationary satellites for telecommunications are described. Different types of plasma sources for space propulsion are presented. Due to its large performances, one of them, named Hall effect thruster is described in detail and two recent missions in space (Stentor and Smart1) using French Hall thrusters are briefly presented.
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ISSN:1757-899X
1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/29/1/012010