A review of air-breathing electric propulsion: from mission studies to technology verification

T Andreussi, E Ferrato, V Giannetti - Journal of Electric Propulsion, 2022 - Springer
Air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) allows for lowering the altitude of spacecraft
operations below 250 km, in the so-called Very Low Earth Orbits (VLEOs). Operations in …

Research and development of aerospace vehicles with air breathing electric propulsion: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

AS Filatyev, AA Golikov, AI Erofeev, SA Khartov… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main features and key problems in the development of air-breathing electric propulsion
(ABEP) are outlined. Qualitative differences between ABEP and its closest predecessor …

System modelling of very low Earth orbit satellites for Earth observation

NH Crisp, PCE Roberts, F Romano, KL Smith… - Acta astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
The operation of satellites in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) has been linked to a variety of
benefits to both the spacecraft platform and mission design. Critically, for Earth observation …

Aerodynamic drag analysis and reduction strategy for satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit

Y Jiang, J Zhang, P Tian, T Liang, Z Li… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Research interest in operating satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) is growing due to
their potential applications for high quality Earth observation and telecommunication. In …

Recent development of intake devices for atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system

J Wu, P Zheng, Y Zhang, H Tang - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing interest in development of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) has attracted more and
more researchers to study atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) system in past …

Carbon nanocomposites in aerospace technology: a way to protect low-orbit satellites

J Weerasinghe, K Prasad, J Mathew, E Trifoni… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent advancements in space technology and reduced launching cost led companies,
defence and government organisations to turn their attention to low Earth orbit (LEO) and …

Plasma propulsion modeling with particle-based algorithms

F Taccogna, F Cichocki, D Eremin, G Fubiani… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This Perspective paper deals with an overview of particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision
models applied to different plasma-propulsion configurations and scenarios, from …

Development and analysis of novel mission scenarios based on Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP)

S Vaidya, C Traub, F Romano, GH Herdrich… - CEAS Space …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Operating satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) benefit the already expanding
New Space industry in applications including Earth Observation and beyond. However, long …

[HTML][HTML] An atmosphere-breathing propulsion system using inductively coupled plasma source

P Zheng, WU Jianjun, Y Zhang, CHE Bixuan… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
CubeSats have attracted more research interest recently due to their lower cost and shorter
production time. A promising technology for CubeSat application is atmosphere-breathing …

Rarefied flow simulation of conical intake and plasma thruster for very low earth orbit spaceflight

E Ferrato, V Giannetti, M Tisaev, A Lucca Fabris… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Air-breathing electric propulsion has the potential to enable space missions at very low
altitudes. This study introduces to a 0D hybrid formulation for describing the coupled intake …