... for X-band and Ka-band telecommunications; a compact, deployable Ka-band 0.5 m diameter reflector antenna; Micro-Electric Propulsion (MEP) that can provide up to 1 km/s of Delta-V; the design of a standard attachment container to deploy cubesats...
... platform and the implementation of a mission in partnership with SES. Compared to chemical propulsion, full-electric propulsion weigh less, letting operators choose between a lighter spacecraft or one with more payload, even though it takes...
... platform and the implementation of a mission in partnership with SES. Compared to chemical propulsion, full-electric propulsion weigh less, letting operators choose between a lighter spacecraft or one with more payload, even though it takes...
..., Servicer and Exploration Vehicle Replenishment and Life Extension” and “ High Efficiency 6kW Dual Mode Electric Propulsion Engine for Broad Mission” The projects will advance satellite servicing and in-space platform propellant replenishment...
... by ion engines. Ion engines are a form of electric propulsion that accelerates positively charged atoms of xenon gas using an electric field. They are an incredibly efficient form of propulsion, producing a change in velocity ten times greater than...
...the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) that will install propulsion augmentation devices known as Mission Extension Pods (MEPs... filing cabinet) with a state-of-the-art low power electric propulsion system that extends the life of a client satellite by...