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Spectre – Design of a Bimodal Propulsion System
Miniaturization of propulsion systems has pushed the capabilities of small satellites by
allowing them to perform more complex tasks such as orbital maneuvers and formation flying.
Georgia Institute of Technology’s Space Systems Design Lab (SSDL) is designing a dual-mode
propulsion system referred to as Spectre which will utilize AF-M315E (ASCENT)
monopropellant to feed both modes. The propulsion system is capable of performing high
thrust maneuvers via a chemical thruster that provides 1 N of thrust force and high efficiency
maneuvers with 4 groups of electrospray thrusters. Spec