Development of KM-60 Based Orbit Control Propulsion Subsystem for Geostationary Satellite

• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.03.310
• Publication Date: 2017-05-10T16:46:28Z
• Authors: V.V. Vorontsov; A.N. Kostin; A.S. Lovtsov; D.V. Volkov; Yu. M. Ermoshkin; E.N. Yakimov; O.A. Gorshkov; A.A. Ostapushchenko; D.V. Udalov; Yu. S. Arkhipov; S.A. Buldashev
• Keywords: Orbit (dynamics); Ion thruster; Jet propulsion

The paper contains the development results of an orbit-control electric jet propulsion subsystem intended for a geostationary satellite based on EXPRESS-1000 family medium class platform. is newly-developed KM-60 thrusters featuring increased specific pulse, and equipped with Xenon storage tank made composites, small-sized feed unit, PPU dedicated software. During stage, scientific technical tasks were carried out to ensure thruster performance stability over lifetime, create power processing system output voltage, control unit operating through multiplex data bus. As result, significantly exceeding similar subsystems in main parameters was developed implemented.