Modelling ion propulsion plume interactions with spacecraft in formation flight
This paper presents a simulation study of ion thruster plume effects on formation flying spacecraft. Two formation flight applications using micro-ion propulsion are considered: an L2-Halo orbit interferometer formation and a LEO micro-satellite formation. Worst case scenarios in both missions have...
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| Language: | English |
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Royal Aeronautical Society
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/11900/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11900/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11900/1/modelling_ion_propulsion.pdf |