A great number of abandoned satellites and satellite constellations that cannot maintain
their precise positions by orbital control are wandering in geostationary Earth orbits, and …

To demonstrate the qualifications of the thruster lifetime, performance and reliability design,
an 8000-h ground test of a Hall-effect thruster was conducted. Except for the ignition stage …

The present work aims to propose a novel quasi-one-dimensional model for the
performance estimation of a Vaporizing Liquid Microthruster (VLM). The analytical model …

This paper investigates the effectiveness of using active electrostatic charging to perform
orbit altitude adjustments of a nominally circular orbit. Coulomb forces are employed to …

Rapid advances in micro/nanotechnology have enabled to achieve high levels of
miniaturization, promoting the development of low cost and highly efficient microsystems for …

The collinear equilibrium three-craft-formation charge feedback control problem is
investigated. Given a charged-equilibrium collinear configuration of spacecraft flying in deep …

A swarm of ChipSats equipped with miniature magnetorquers is considered, the
electromagnetic interaction force is used for relative motion control at extremely short …

This paper aims to investigate the feasibility of using the combination of solar radiation
pressure and Coulomb force as a propellantless control method for spacecraft formation …

Electric propulsion draws increasing attention in space missions as an alternative to
chemical propulsion due to its high efficiency. The cusped field thruster, a class of …

The inter-satellite electromagnetic force presents several significant advantages that help to
expand its space applications to the multi-satellite missions gradually. For a satellite swarm …