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Launch vehicle and power level impacts on electric GEO insertion
1996
32nd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
unpublished
Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) has been shown to increase net geosynchronous spacecraft mass when used for station keeping and final orbit insertion. The impact of launch vehicle selection and power level on the benefits of this approach were examined for 20 and 25 kW systems launched using the Ariane 5, Atlas lIAR, Long March, Proton, and Sea Launch vehicles. Two advanced on-board propulsion technologies, 5 kW ion and Hall thruster systems, were used to establish the relative merits of the
doi:10.2514/6.1996-2978
fatcat:q3jmcb5xi5anveewowwl6cc7za