3 |
↑ 1.8 – 5.6% |
- |
- |
Ar |
- |
4 |
2011 |
Kyoto (NASA 2015NASA (2015) Official NASA announcement for Lambdasat successful launch; [accessed 2015 Oct 10]. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1865.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/statio...
) |
6 |
↑ 2.8 –12.3% |
- |
- |
Ar |
- |
4 |
3 |
1.08 |
62 |
10 |
Ar |
60 - magnet |
4 |
3 |
1.03 |
59 |
9.2 |
Ar |
60 - no magnet |
4 |
6 |
1.23 |
70 |
6.8 |
Ar |
60 - magnet |
4 |
6 |
1.11 |
64 |
5.6 |
Ar |
60 - no magnet |
4 |
6 |
0.51 |
250 |
10.1 |
He |
2 – 70 |
4 |
Kyoto (Lambdasat 2015Lambdasat (2015); [accessed 2015 Nov 08]. www.lambdasat.com
www.lambdasat.com...
) |
6 |
0.51 |
375 |
10.1 |
H2 |
2 – 70 |
4 |
6 |
0.2 – 1.4 |
50 – 80 |
2 – 12 |
Ar + 5% N2 and H2
|
10 – 60 |
4 |
2009 |
Kyoto (Schmidt 2015Schmidt M (2015) Pico satellite activities of the University of Wuerzburg; [accessed 2015 Nov 08]. http://www.nanosat.jp/1st/ files/10th.AM/Presentation_Marco-Schmidt.pdf
http://www.nanosat.jp/1st/ files/10th.AM...
) |
6 |
1.4 |
80 |
8.7 |
Ar + 5% N2 and H2
|
60 |
2 and 4 |
2008 |
Kyoto (Anderson and Sojka 2009Anderson P, Sojka J (2009) Development of a cubesat picosatellite. Utah State University Undergraduate Research Showcase; Logan, USA.) |
With 4 GHz, plasma is little affected; with 10 GHz and shorter chamber, thrust performance is improved |
2007 |
Kyoto (Amateur Radio in Space 2015Amateur Radio in Space (2015) Communication satellites; [accessed 2015 Nov 08]. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=83&retURL=satellites/futures.php
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellite...
) |
3 |
1.2 |
66 |
12 |
Ar |
- |
4 |
Kyoto (Bordetsky and Mantzouris 2011Bordetsky A, Mantzouris G (2011) Modelling of pico satellite network applications to maritime interdiction operations. Proceedings of the 16th International Command & Control Research & Technology Symposium; Quebec, Canada.) |
6 |
1.4 |
79 |
8.7 |
Ar |
- |
4 |
6 |
1.4 |
80 |
8.7 |
Ar + 5% N2 and H2
|
10 – 60 |
4 |
2008 |
Kyoto (Sølvhøj 2002Sølvhøj J (2002) Onboard computer for picosatellite. Oersted: Technical University of Denmark.) |
10 |
2.5 – 3.5 |
130 – 180 |
- |
- |
2 mg/s |
1 – 25 |
2006 |
Kyoto (Wertz and Larson 2005Wertz JR, Larson WJ (2005) Space mission analysis and design. 3rd ed. Portland: Microcosm.) |
5 |
1.1 |
73 |
4.2 |
Ar |
10 – 50 |
4 |
Kyoto (Abaimov et al. 2013Abaimov MD, Sinha S, Bilén SG, Micci MM (2013) CubeSat Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (CµMET). Proceedings of the 33rd International Electric Propulsion Conference. The George Washington University; Washington, USA.) |
4 |
2 |
136 |
12 |
Ar |
1.5 mg/s |
4 |
2005 |
Kyoto (Takao et al. 2008Takao Y, Takahashi T, Eriguchi K, Ono K (2008) Microplasma thruster for ultra small satellites: plasma chemical and aerodynamical aspects. Pure Appl Chem 80(9):2013-2023. doi: 10.1351/pac200880092013 https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200880092013...
) |
3.1 |
4.3 |
320 |
- |
Ar |
280 |
4 |
2004 |
Kyoto (Seller 2004Seller JJ (2004) Understanding space: an introduction to Astronautics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.) |
100 |
3 – 6 |
30 – 80 |
50 – 78 |
He, N2, and ammonia |
2 – 20 mg/s |
- |
2004 |
Penn State (Takahashi et al. 2007Takahashi T, Takao Y, Eringuchi K, Ono K (2007) Numerical analysis and experiments of a microwave excited microplasma thruster. Proceedings of the 30th International Electric Propulsion Conference; Florence, Italy.) |
20 |
0.2 – 4.5 |
169 – 197 |
- |
He |
2.15 mg/s |
14.5 |
2007 |
Penn State (Takao and Ono 2004Takao Y, Ono K (2004) Development and modeling of a microwave excited microplasma thruster. Proceedings of the 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit; Fort Lauderdale, USA.) |
200 |
|
321 – 434 |
6.9 – 75 |
Ammonia and hydrazine |
- |
8 |
2001 |
Penn State (Takao et al. 2007Takao Y, Eriguchi K, Ono K (2007) A miniature electrothermal thruster using microwave-excited microplasmas: thrust measurement and its comparison with numerical analysis. J Appl Phys 101:123307. doi: 10.1063/1.2749336 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2749336...
) |
100 – 250 |
15 – 90 |
190 – 315 |
- |
N2H3
|
- |
8 |
2011 |
Penn State (Takahashi et al. 2009Takahashi T, Takao Y, Eriguchi K, Ono K (2009) Numerical and experimental study of microwave-excited microplasma and micronozzle flow for a microplasma thruster. Phys Plasmas 16(8): 083505. doi: 10.1063/1.3205889 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3205889...
) |
2.94 |
- |
- |
- |
He |
- |
30 |
2011 |
Penn State (Kawanabe et al. 2011Kawanabe T, Takahashi T, Takao Y, Eriguchi K, Ono K (2011) Microwave-excited microplasma thruster with applied magnetic field. Proceedings of the 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference; Wiesbaden, Germany.) |
100 – 300 |
20 – 120 |
450 – 650 |
34 – 50 |
He |
4.09 – 6.14 mg/s |
- |
2008 |
Xian (Takao and Ono 2006aTakao Y, Ono K (2006a) A miniature electrothermal thruster using microwave excited plasmas: a numerical design consideration. Plasma Sources Sci Technol 15(2):211-277. doi: 10.1088/09630252/15/2/006 https://doi.org/10.1088/09630252/15/2/00...
) |
70 |
15 |
340 |
- |
He |
- |
- |
120 |
25.5 × 106
|
5,758 |
61.3 |
N2H4
|
4.4 mg/s |
- |
2011 |
Xian (Takahashi et al. 2008Takahashi T, Takao Y, Eriguchi K, Ono K (2008) Microwave excited microplasma thruster: a numerical and experimental study of the plasma generation and micronozzle flow. J Phys Appl Phys 41(19):194005. doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/19/194005 https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/41/19/...
) |
1 – 5 |
2.5 – 3.5 |
130 – 180 |
- |
Xe and Ar |
80 |
- |
2011 |
Korea Ulsan University (Takao et al. 2011) |
150 |
40 – 75 |
70 – 200 |
- |
He and N2O |
0.025 mg/s |
7.5 |
2004 |
Princeton (Takao and Ono 2006bTakao Y, Ono K (2006b) Performance testing of a miniature electrothermal thruster using microwave excited microplasmas. Proceedings of the 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit; Sacramento, USA.) |