Survey and Performance Evaluation of Small-Satellite Propulsion Technologies

What is it about?

Smallsat designers now have the opportunity to choose from a variety of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) propulsion options, which are broadly categorized into chemical, cold gas, and electric propulsion systems. This manuscript provides an overview and comparison of the propulsion systems that are available for smallsat missions in terms of the wet mass required across increasing orbit lifetimes and their delivered mass capability for a given delta-v impulse.

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