ANGELO PASINI; STEFANO CALATAFIMI; ELIA PUCCINELLI; TOMMASO GERBI

DOI Number: 10.13009/EUCASS2023-062

A ground experimental test campaign has been carried out on an HIP monopropellant propulsion system for CubeSats application for assessing its propulsive performance. One of the purposes of the test campaign was also the assessment of the diagnostic equipment suitably designed for this activity in view of its future integration inside a vacuum chamber for testing in relevant environment. The thrust balance, capable of hosting in its cradle an entire 3U CubeSat, proved to effectively measure the low level of thrust produced by the propulsion system (i.e. 500 mN in vacuum nominal condition) thus allowing the experimental measurement of the specific impulse together with the output of the flowmeter also integrated in the moving equipment of the thrust balance. The propulsion system has been operated in pulse and continuous mode matching most of its critical requirements.

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In Categories: 1. Aerospace Europe Conference 2023, 1.Events, 18. Testing in Aerospace
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