Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Earth-escape trajectory for BravoSat mission with constant 10 W thrust maneuver along the velocity vector (energetically feasible given other spacecraft parameters). BravoSat starts in a 700 km circular polar orbit and escapes in under one year with 2.5 kg of fuel (2.5 kg dry mass).
STK simulations and videos produced by: S. Spangelo. saraspangelo.com/consulting
http://pepl.engin.umich.edu/thrusters...
Ongoing support provided by AGI: agi.com
S. C. Spangelo, B. W. Longmier, BravoSat: Optimizing the Delta-V Capability of a CubeSat Mission with Novel Plasma Propulsion Technology, Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference, Pasadena, CA, June 20-21, 2013
Earth-escape trajectory for BravoSat mission with constant 10 W thrust maneuver along the velocity vector (energetically feasible given other spacecraft parameters). BravoSat starts in a 700 km circular polar orbit and escapes in under one year with 2.5 kg of fuel (2.5 kg dry mass).
STK simulations and videos produced by: S. Spangelo. saraspangelo.com/consulting
http://pepl.engin.umich.edu/thrusters...
Ongoing support provided by AGI: agi.com
S. C. Spangelo, B. W. Longmier, BravoSat: Optimizing the Delta-V Capability of a CubeSat Mission with Novel Plasma Propulsion Technology, Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference, Pasadena, CA, June 20-21, 2013
