This contribution presents a short review of electric propulsion (EP) technologies for
satellites and spacecraft. Electric thrusters, also termed ion or plasma thrusters, deliver a low …

The physics of electrodeless electric thrusters that use directed plasma to propel spacecraft
without employing electrodes subject to plasma erosion is reviewed. Electrodeless plasma …

With the development of microspacecraft, the field of electrical micropropulsion is a rapidly
expanding discipline. New ideas are being explored constantly and a review of the current …

The increasing number of small satellites has resulted in greater consideration of electric
propulsion (EP) as potential thruster systems. Of these, ablative pulsed plasma thrusters …

Abstract Pulsed Plasma Thruster for Cubesat Propulsion (PPTCUP) is an ablative pulsed
plasma thruster designed with the aim of providing translational and orbital control to …

Technological miniaturization has enabled the development of small satellites weighing as
little as 1 kg. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of suitable efficient micropropulsion systems at …

Pulsed plasma thrusters are electric space propulsion devices which create a highly
transient plasma bulk in a short-time arc discharge that is expelled to create thrust. The …

This paper describes the design and testing of the engineering model of a pulsed plasma
thruster for Cubesat applications (PPTCUP-EM). It has been developed by Mars Space Ltd …

The paper presents the development of the power, propulsion, and thermal systems for a 3U
CubeSat orbiting Earth at a radius of 600 km measuring the radiation imbalance using the …

PULSED plasma thrusters (PPTs) are extensively recognized as one of the most promising
electric space propulsion systems to perform propulsive tasks on micro-and nanosatellites …