NASA NTRS · 19960009788
Electric Propulsion Orbital Platform
Abstract
This paper describes the Electric Propulsion Orbital Platform (EPOP), of which the primary objective is to provide an instrumented platform for testing electric propulsion devices in space. It is anticipated that the first flight, EPOP-1, will take place on the Shuttle-deployed Wake Shield Facility in 1996, and will be designed around a commercial 1.8 kW arcjet system which will be operated on gaseous hydrogen propellant. Specific subsystems are described, including the arcjet system, the propellant and power systems, and the diagnostics systems.
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Friedly, V. J., Ruyten, Wilhelmus M., Litchford, R. J., Garrison, G. W.. 1993-01-01. Electric Propulsion Orbital Platform. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19960009788
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