Ion-beam shepherd
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ion-beam-shepherd-212-403894
title:
Ion-beam shepherd
text:
An ion-beam shepherd (IBS) is a concept in which the orbit and/or attitude of a spacecraft or a generic orbiting body is modified by having a beam of quasi-neutral plasma impinging against its surface to create a force and/or a torque on the target. Ion and plasma thrusters commonly used to propel spacecraft can be employed to produce a collimated plasma/ion beam and point it towards the body.
The fact that the beam can be generated on a "shepherd" spacecraft placed in proximity of the target wi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Method of changing an object's orbit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion-beam_shepherd
date created:
2011-02-08T15:34:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T02:42:30Z
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