----- Original Message ----- From: "Luc Leblanc VE2DWE" lucleblanc6@videotron.ca To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:26 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ionic propulsion motor
HI
Here is a link explaining the ionic motor propulsion system with a nice
animation (in French) the
SMART-1 first lunar European space probe will crash on the moon on
September 3 at 0541 UTC.
Could be usable for our HEO fleet? It seems pretty simple at the first
look.
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/AFPanimation/SmartFR3008/
"-" The medium is the message...The content is the audience...;)
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
Hi Luc, VE2DWE
A similar motor i.e. the "arcject motor" was installed on board of AO40 but unfortunately it was impossible to fire it because of lacking of electrical power to activate it.
By the way the gas of the arcject motor was used during june 2001 when gas from the arcject motor was vent "as cold" to raise and stabilize the orbit of the satellite and the spacecraft got a lot higher than expected.
http://www.wikimirror.com/AO-40
73" de
i8CVS Domenico