FalconSAT 3

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FalconSAT 3

• Ryan Schmoll
• 9 Sep 06

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FalconSAT 2
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• Gravity Gradient Boom
• Launch Adapter Shock Ring
• (DARPA) MPACSMicro-propulsion attitude control
  system
• FLAPSflat plasma spectrometer
• PLANEplasma local anomalous noise experiment

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• Discharge Energy 1.96 Joules
• Impulse Bit (avg) 80 µN-sec
• Specific Impulse (avg) 827 sec
• Propellant Consumption 19.7 µg/pulse
• Efficiency (avg) 16
• Specific Thrust (avg) 40.8 µN/W

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References

• http//www.busek.com/ppts.html
• http//www.compositesworld.com/hpc/issues/2004/Nov
  ember/639/1
• http//www.space.com/missionlaunches/060227_falcon
  1_update.html