An ion propulsion orbit manoeuvring vehicle
Abstract
It is shown that the concept of a reusable ion propulsion orbit maneuvering vehicle (OMV) can fulfill two particular orbital dynamics needs for the coming decades. On is the boosting of nonoperational satellites out of GEO in order to reduce GEO crowding and frequency transmission crosstalk. The other is the ability to maneuver certain satellites and other orbital debris out of the area in which the Space Station is to be located. The vehicle is flexible in operation, far less expensive than a chemical OMV, and requires very little fuel and maintenance.
- Publication:
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Dresden International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- October 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990dres.iafcS....H
- Keywords:
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- Fuel Systems;
- Geosynchronous Orbits;
- Ion Propulsion;
- Orbital Maneuvering Vehicles;
- Solar Electric Propulsion;
- Transfer Orbits;
- Chemical Propulsion;
- European Space Programs;
- Nasa Space Programs;
- Space Debris;
- Stationary Orbits;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles