The proposed system would propel a small earth orbiting or interplanetary spacecraft, targeting 12U and 27U CubeSats and small satellites. Applications include orbit raising and lowering, compensating for drag at low altitude, de-orbiting a spacecraft at EOL, changing orbit inclination and phase, NS and EW station-keeping in GEO, and constellation deployment and maintenance. The system also enables a low cost demonstration of HET magnetic shielding with iodine propellant.
The integrated system will be actively marketed spacecraft platform providers, targeting CubeSats and small commercial buses. Commercial and DoD applications include orbit raising and lowering, compensating for drag at low altitude, de-orbiting a spacecraft at EOL, changing orbit inclination and phase, NS and EW station-keeping in GEO, and constellation deployment and maintenance.
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