Air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) allows for lowering the altitude of spacecraft
operations below 250 km, in the so-called Very Low Earth Orbits (VLEOs). Operations in …

The main features and key problems in the development of air-breathing electric propulsion
(ABEP) are outlined. Qualitative differences between ABEP and its closest predecessor …

Air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) enables long duration missions at very low orbital
altitudes through the use of drag compensation. A system-level spacecraft model is …

Challenging space missions include those at very low altitudes, where the atmosphere is
source of aerodynamic drag on the spacecraft. To extend the lifetime of such missions, an …

Increasing interest in development of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) has attracted more and
more researchers to study atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) system in past …

Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system is a concept for space mission for ultra-low
Earth orbit, which can collect the rarefied atmospheric particles as propellant to compensate …

Molecular dynamics calculations of inelastic collisions of atomic oxygen with molecular
nitrogen are known to show orders of magnitude discrepancies with experimental results in …

Abstract Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP) is a promising propulsion
concept for Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). Spacecraft (S/C) operating at lower altitudes has …

Air breathing electric propulsion (atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion)(ABEP) has
attracted significant interest as an enabling technology for long duration space missions in …

We present the validation of ADBSat, a novel implementation of the panel method including
a fast pseudo-shading algorithm, that can quickly and accurately determine the forces and …