A Comprehensive Review of Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion Systems

To develop the satellites for a low-Earth-orbit environment, atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) systems have become more attractive to researchers in the past decade. The system can use atmospheric molecules as the propellant to provide thrust compensation, which can extend the lifetime...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peng Zheng, Jianjun Wu, Yu Zhang, Biqi Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8811847