stationkeeping thruster
1Ion thruster — An ion thruster is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion that creates thrust by accelerating ions. Ion thrusters are characterized by how they accelerate the ions, using either electrostatic or electromagnetic force.… …
2Hall effect thruster — In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall thruster is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant is accelerated by an electric field. Hall thrusters trap electrons in a magnetic field and then use the electrons to ionize propellant, efficiently… …
3Spacecraft propulsion — A remote camera captures a close up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial… …
4Reaction control system — A reaction control system, abbreviated RCS, is a subsystem of a spacecraft. Its purpose is attitude control and steering. An RCS system is capable of providing small amounts of thrust in any desired direction or combination of directions. An RCS… …
5Delta-v — For other uses, see Delta v (disambiguation). In astrodynamics a Δv or delta v (literally change in velocity ) is a scalar which takes units of speed. It is a measure of the amount of effort that is needed to change from one trajectory to another …
6Electric propulsion — is a form of spacecraft propulsion used in outer space. This type of rocket like reaction engine utilize electric energy to obtain thrust from propellant carried with the vehicle. Unlike rocket engines these kinds of engines do not necessarily… …
7Monopropellant rocket — A monopropellant rocket (or monoprop rocket ) is a rocket that uses a single chemical as its propellant. Contents 1 Chemical reaction monopropellant rockets 2 Solar thermal monopropellant thrusters 3 See also …
8List of aerospace engineering topics — This page aims to list all articles related to the specific discipline of aerospace engineering. For a broad overview of engineering, see List of engineering topics. For biographies, see List of engineers.compactTOC NOTOC AAblation cascade… …
9Geostationary orbit — Geostationary orbit.To an observer on the rotating Earth (fixed point on the Earth), the satellite appears stationary in the sky. A red satellite is also geostationary above its own point on Earth. Top Down View …
10Orbital station-keeping — In astrodynamics orbital station keeping is a term used to describe the orbital maneuvers made by thruster burns that are needed to keep a spacecraft in a particular assigned orbit. For many Earth satellites the effects of the non Keplerian… …
- 1
- 2
