Project of the 7th Framework
Program of the EU - HPH.COM
The objective of the HPH.COM project is to design, optimize and develop a space plasma thruster based on helicon-radio-frequency technology and its application to a nano-satellite for attitude and position control. Moreover, a detailed feasibility study was also conducted to evaluate the possibility of using the plasma thruster to heat and decompose a secondary propellant.
Deadline:
from December 1, 2008 to May 31, 2012.
Coordinator:
- Università degli Studi di Padova, Italian Republic.
Partners:
- Università degli Studi di Padova, Italian Republic;
- ONERA, French Republic;
- Sapienza University of Rome, Italian Republic;
- Thales Alenia Space, Italian Republic;
- Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile, Italian Republic;
- National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute", Ukraine;
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Kingdom of Spain;
- Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Italian Republic;
- ATG Europe, Netherlands;
- LMS Imagine, French Republic;
- Rovsing A/S, Denmark;
- Bradford Engineering B.V., Netherlands;
- Studio Progettazione E Realizzazione Di Apparati Elettronici Di Selmo Antonio a Albaredo D'Adige, Italian Republic;
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique, French Republic.
Responsible unit:
- Department of Space Technology and Non-Traditional Energy Sources.
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