propellantless
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
propellant + -less
Adjective[edit]
propellantless (not comparable)
- Alternative form of propellentless
- 2016, Pekka Janhunen, Jouni Envall, Petri Toivanen, Timo Rauhala, Edward Haeggström, Tor-Arne Grönland, “CubeSat testing of Coulomb drag propulsion”, in arXiv[1]:
- A positively polarised tether in the solar wind can be used for efficient general-purpose interplanetary propellantless propulsion (the electric solar wind sail or E-sail), whereas a negatively polarised tether in LEO can be used for efficient deorbiting of satellites (the plasma brake).