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- Title
Air-Breathing Ramjet Electric Propulsion for Controlling Low-Orbit Spacecraft Motion to Compensate for Aerodynamic Drag.
- Authors
Erofeev, A. I.; Nikiforov, A. P.; Popov, G. A.; Suvorov, M. O.; Syrin, S. A.; Khartov, S. A.
- Abstract
Problems on designing the air-breathing ramjet electric propulsion thruster for controlling loworbit spacecraft motion are examined in the paper. Information for choosing orbits' altitudes for reasonable application of an air-breathing ramjet electric propulsion thruster and propellant exhaust velocity is presented. Estimates of the probable increase of gas concentration in the area of air-breathing ramjet ionization are presented. The test results of the thruster are also given.
- Subjects
SPACE vehicles; ELECTRIC propulsion of space vehicles; ORBITS (Astronomy); LIQUID propellant rocket engines; FLIGHTS around the world; SAFETY
- Publication
Solar System Research, 2017, Vol 51, Issue 7, p639
- ISSN
0038-0946
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S0038094617070048