Preparing for Flight: The Surrey Space Centre's Microscale Solar Thermal Propulsion Experiment

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Oct 2004

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Proceedings of the 4th International Spacecraft Propulsion Conference (ESA SP-555). 2-9 June, 2004, Chia Laguna (Cagliari), Sard

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Since the 1960s, solar thermal propulsion (STP) has been examined as a high-performance alternative to conventional chemical propulsion. With specific impulses (Isp) of up to 1,000 seconds and vehicle thrust-to-weight ratios of 10-2 to 10-3 , STP potentially provides rapid orbit transfer capability and high propulsive efficiency, without significant impact on a satellite's electrical power subsystem. The Microscale Solar Propulsion Experiment (MSPeX) hardware suite is designed specifically to permit a low-cost demonstration of STP aboard a Surrey microsatellite, with minimum design and operational impact.

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