[B-6] Pulsed Plasma Thrusters / Vacuum Arc Thrusters

[2022-b-24] Research and Development of Commercially-Available High-Total-Impulse Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thruster Systems from Electric Energy/Power 1J/1W for 1U(1kg) Cubesats to 50J/50W for 50cm-Cube (50kg) Nano-Satellites in Osaka Sangyo University

*Takuma Unegawa¹, Maika Uedahira¹, Kazuki Aoyagi¹, Tomoya Shimada¹, Ken-ichiro Oka², Tomonori Kimura², Takayuki Kuri², Kenshin Motoe², Hirokazu Tahara¹, Tomoyuki Ikeda³, Yoshiyuki Takao⁴, Takashi Wakizono⁵ (1. Osaka Sangyo University, Department of Mechanical Engineering , 2. Osaka Sangyo University, Solar System Space Development Project, 3. Tokai University, 4. Nishinippon Institute of Technology, 5. High Serve, Inc.)

Keywords:Electric Propulsion, Pulsed Plasma Thruster, Solid Propellant, Nano-Satellite, Powered Flight