An Overview of the On-Obit Results from the ESEX Flight Experiment

Abstract

The United States Air Force Research Laboratory's Electric Propulsion Space Experiment (ESEX) was launched and operated in early 1999 in order to demonstrate the compatibility and readiness of a 30 kW class ammonia arcjet subsystem for satellite applications. ESEX was one of nine experiments on the USAF's Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS). Preliminary results indicate the system operated nominally, and all data verify the interoperability of high power electric propulsion with nominal satellite operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 1999
Accession Number
ADA406095

Entities

People

  • D. C. Matias
  • D. R. Bromaghim
  • J. A. Zimmerman
  • J. R. Leduc
  • R. M. Salasovich

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Battery Chargers
  • Control Systems
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Engineers
  • Flow Rate
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Based
  • Measurement
  • Short Circuits
  • Solar Panels
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites