Electric Solar Wind Sail Propulsion System Development

Aliasi G.; Allik V.; Envall J.; Giusti N.; Gronland T.; Haeggstrom E.; Hallikainen M.; Janhunen P.; Johansson H.; Kalvas T.; Kauppinen J.; Kiprich S.; Koivisto H.; Kratz H.; Kromer O.; Kurppa R.; Kvell U.; Latt S.; Lebreton J.; Marcuccio S.; Mengali G.; Merikallio S.; Noorma M.; Pergola P.; Polkko J.; Praks J.; Quarta A; Rangsten P.; Rosta R.; Salminen P.; Seppanen H.; Sundqvist J.; Tarvainen O.; Thornell G.; Toivanen P.; Ukkonen J.; Vinterhav E.; Voormansik K.; Ylitalo T.

Electric Solar Wind Sail Propulsion System Development

Authors: Aliasi G.
Allik V.
Envall J.
Giusti N.
Gronland T.
Haeggstrom E.
Hallikainen M.
Janhunen P.
Johansson H.
Kalvas T.
Kauppinen J.
Kiprich S.
Koivisto H.
Kratz H.
Kromer O.
Kurppa R.
Kvell U.
Latt S.
Lebreton J.
Marcuccio S.
Mengali G.
Merikallio S.
Noorma M.
Pergola P.
Polkko J.
Praks J.
Quarta A
Rangsten P.
Rosta R.
Salminen P.
Seppanen H.
Sundqvist J.
Tarvainen O.
Thornell G.
Toivanen P.
Ukkonen J.
Vinterhav E.
Voormansik K.
Ylitalo T.
Publication date: 1 January 2011
Publisher: Electric Rocket Propulsion Society

Abstract

The electric solar wind sail (E-sail) was invented in 2006 and has thereafter been developed rapidly. This paper is a progress report of E-sail technical development as it stands in August 2011. We conclude that E-sail development is well underway, no major problems have been encountered so far and a revolutionary level of performance (1 N in nite Isp thrust from 100-200 kg package) seems realistic

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