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US 2015/0021439 A1Published application
Space vehicle with electric propulsion and solid propellant chemical propulsion
AssigneeHerakles
InventorsOlivier Duchemin, Pierre Marcel Yvart
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Abstract
A space vehicle (1), in particular a satellite or a probe, capable of executing high-thrust maneuvers or high specific impulse maneuvers. According to the invention, the space vehicle (1) includes at least one solid-propellant chemical thruster (10-14) and at least one electric thruster (20-24).
Claims12
A space vehicle comprising:
- at least one solid-propellant chemical thruster;
- and
- at least one electric thruster;
- and
- a shared power supply and control system configured to provide electrical power and control both to the solid-propellant chemical thruster and to the electric thruster.
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