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minus-squareShrike502linkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·10 months agoAren’t there actual ion thrusters on interplanetary probes?
minus-squarespauldo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoYes, a few. Dawn, Deep Space 1, BepiColumbo, and a few others.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMindlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoNot in interplanetary probes afaik, NASA tested them successfully in 1964, and Soviets used few hundreds of them for satellite stabilisation since 70’s. Tiangong station also use them for stabilisation.
Aren’t there actual ion thrusters on interplanetary probes?
Yes, a few. Dawn, Deep Space 1, BepiColumbo, and a few others.
Not in interplanetary probes afaik, NASA tested them successfully in 1964, and Soviets used few hundreds of them for satellite stabilisation since 70’s. Tiangong station also use them for stabilisation.