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Performance of the Xenon Feed System on Deep Space One

Abstract

Propulsion for the Deep Space One (DS1) spacecraft is provided by a xenon ion engine. Xenon is stored in a supercritical state and is delivered as a low pressure gas to the thruster and two cathodes by a Xenon Feed System (XFS).

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Engelbrecht, C., Ganapathi, G.. 2000-03-01. Performance of the Xenon Feed System on Deep Space One. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210001080

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