Hall Thruster for Small, Low Power Satellites

Abstract

The Air Force has the stated goal of gaining and retaining space dominance to protect US interests in all parts of the world. This will require large numbers of new satellites with uninterrupted, all weather coverage of the Earth's surface. To provide these capabilities at reasonable cost, new propulsion technologies, which utilize fuel more efficiently, are being developed. These propulsion technologies use electrical energy to accelerate plumes of ions and electrons to more efficiently propel satellites thus lowering the cost to maintain and launch these spacecraft vital to our national interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 2003
Accession Number
ADA410978

Entities

People

  • Deborah Spotts
  • William A. Hargus , Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Contracts
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Hall Effect
  • Hall Thrusters
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Space Propulsion
  • Spacecraft
  • Thrusters
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

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