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Articles tagged: fuel

  • GEO, In-orbit servicing, Satellite lifespan, satellites, Space economy April 2018 Servicing the space economy

    ...uses electric propulsion with a substantial supply of onboard gaseous fuel. This fuel is then used to reach the client spacecraft, for... the satellite being decommissioned from GEO, with wasted fuel onboard, the operators can use all of that propellant...

    • GEO
    • In-orbit servicing
    • Satellite lifespan
    • satellites
    • Space economy
    Authors: Arie Halsband    
  • geostationary orbit (GEO), Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV), satellite servicing, SpaceLogistics April 2021 Satellite servicing comes of age

    ...television signals to millions of customers, it has run out of fuel and is drifting in orbit. The other, a brand new satellite...or helping satellites that are still operating, but lack sufficient fuel, to achieve a graveyard orbit. Launch of MEV-2 from...

    • geostationary orbit (GEO)
    • Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV)
    • satellite servicing
    • SpaceLogistics
    Authors: Joseph Anderson    
  • BepiColombo, iron planet, Mercury, Solar System June 2017 Bepi-Colombo will unveil Mercury’s secrets

    ..., to be inserted in to an orbit a spacecraft needs to be slowed down, therefore a lot of fuel needs to be carried for the manoeuvres – in fact going to Mercury requires more fuel than going to Pluto! Even if engineers were able to stabilise a Mercury...

    • BepiColombo
    • iron planet
    • Mercury
    • Solar System
    Authors: Andrea Ferrero    
  • Air-breathing electric thruster, ESA, GOCE gravity-mapper satellite, QuinteScience 07 March 2018 World's first firing for ESA's air-breathing electric thruster

    ...up air molecules from the top of the atmosphere to use as fuel. The technology is set to pave the way for how future ...team set about finding a way to continually replenish the onboard fuel and thus keep the satellite working. “This project began with...

    • Air-breathing electric thruster
    • ESA
    • GOCE gravity-mapper satellite
    • QuinteScience
  • aerospike engine, ARCA Space Corporation, Demonstrator 3, Haas 2CA single-stage-to-orbit rocket (SSTO) 19 June 2017 "The most efficient rocket engine in the world" to be launched by ARCA

    ... the rocket. The company also advised that “the type of fuel tanks that will be installed in the Haas 2CA SSTO Rocket ... level all the way to space, meaning it needs significantly less fuel than current engines – up to 30 percent less. The engine ...

    • aerospike engine
    • ARCA Space Corporation
    • Demonstrator 3
    • Haas 2CA single-stage-to-orbit rocket (SSTO)
  • Airbus, centrifuge, Google, Silicon Valley, SpinLaunch 15 June 2018 Company aims to reach orbit with spinning rocket

    ...traditional chemical rocket propulsion, such as kerosene and other fossil fuel derivatives, to get its vehicles off the ground. "...wind [eliminate] the use of toxic and dangerous rocket fuels." Nonetheless, how exactly the technology works and how much...

    • Airbus
    • centrifuge
    • Google
    • Silicon Valley
    • SpinLaunch
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