Review Article

A Comprehensive Review of Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion Systems

Table 3

Comparison of previous studies about ABEP systems.

ThrusterReferenceS/C mass (kg)Cross area of S/C (m2)Area of intake (m2)Damping coefficient (Cd)Length of collector (m)Inlet pressure (Pa)Orbit altitude (km)Lifetime (years)Thrust (mN)Power (kW)Power density (mN/kW)Efficiency (%)

GIEESA [31]100010.15~0.62.00.2~1.310-3200~2503~82~201
MABHETBUSEK [32]0.30.153.019~3035
ABIEJAXA [33, 34]1.50.482.00.5±200±>23.3+10~14
IntakeLanzhou ISTP [36]>5.7 m0.3-150~24041~57
ABITJackson and Marshall [40]50~1000.012.20.05~0.1>8010
2-stage HETDiamant [42, 43]0.50.252.20.01200135
HETCifali et al. [44]19~241.4
RIT-10Cifali et al. [44]5.25-60.45
HETPekker and Keidar [45]90~959.1~22N700~200013
HETGarrigues [47]12.010-325020110
ABIETagawa et al. [48]0.15140-2000.13
HETAndreussi et al.[49]50 m0.126~12-31.020062.428~32
RF-HETShabshelowitz [51]3250.392-42.120030.30629-5990
PPTJohnson et al. [52]200.0522-4057.5+
MPDGöksel and Mashek [53]202 N75
PPTSchönherr et al. [41, 54, 55]0.310-32004.420~30
IPTRomano et al. [38, 56, 5860, 7173]0.3~10.3-31205~2500.5-3.525