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Innovative electric propulsion trends, concurrent mission design and enabling technologies for a bold CubeSat Lunar Positioning System

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespaciales
dc.affiliation.grupoinvUC3M. Grupo de Investigación: Equipo de Propulsión Espacial y Plasmas (EP2)es
dc.contributor.authorWijnen, Mick
dc.contributor.authorCorreyero Plaza, Sara
dc.contributor.authorAgüera López, Nereida
dc.contributor.authorPérez Grande, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-30T12:52:52Z
dc.date.available2018-11-30T12:52:52Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionProceeding of: 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC), October 8-12, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia, USAen
dc.description.abstractCubeSats have become exceedingly versatile satellite platforms over the last decade. However they are still limited by a lack of efficient propulsive means. A novel electric thruster based on Electron Cyclotron Resonance heating and Magnetic Nozzle acceleration may provide a suitable yet simple solution. This device, while currently providing 1000s Isp and 1 mN of thrust at 30W of power, may enable Lunar CubeSat missions from GEO using on-board propulsion. An example mission to provide GPS on the lunar surface using 3U CubeSats in a 60°:24/4/1 Walker constellation with a semi-major axis of 4000 km is proposed; a preliminary assessment of this mission, together with the satellite architecture and cost, is performed. Concurrent trajectory design for very-low-energy transfers is used to demonstrate the feasibility of the mission and its in uence on the space-craft design.en
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation35th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC), October 8-12, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 16 pp.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/27778
dc.identifier.uxxiCC/0000028267
dc.language.isoengen
dc.relation.eventdate2017-10-08es
dc.relation.eventplaceAtlanta, Georgia, USAen
dc.relation.eventtitle35th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC)en
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://electricrocket.org/IEPC/IEPC_2017_603.pdfen
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accessen
dc.subject.ecienciaAeronáuticaes
dc.subject.otherSatellite platformsen
dc.subject.otherCubeSaten
dc.subject.otherElectric propulsion trendsen
dc.subject.otherElectric thrustersen
dc.subject.otherElectron cyclotron resonanceen
dc.subject.otherECRen
dc.titleInnovative electric propulsion trends, concurrent mission design and enabling technologies for a bold CubeSat Lunar Positioning Systemen
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