Low Power Cusped Field Thruster Developed for the Space-Borne Gravitational Wave Detection Mission in China

The microthruster is the crucial device of the drag-free attitude control system, essential for the space-borne gravitational wave detection mission. The cusped field thruster (also called the High Efficiency Multistage Plasma Thruster) becomes one of the candidate thrusters for the mission due to i...

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Main Authors: Hui Liu, Ming Zeng, Xiang Niu, Hongyan Huang, Daren Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/14/6549