Table 1 Comparison of propellant requirements.
From: Low cost satellite constellations for nearly continuous global coverage
Performance metric | GEO | 27-h Draim | 48-h Draim | 24 h | 48 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(\Delta{{V}}\), m s−1 | 833 | 1689 | 2010 | 309 | 260 |
Mass, kg (Chemical \(-{I}_{{\rm{sp}}}=230\) s) | 308.8 | 527.1 | 589.8 | 128.0 (58.5%) | 108.9 (64.7%) |
Mass, kg (Electric \(-{I}_{{\rm{sp}}}=1500\) s) | 55.1 | 108.5 | 127.7 | 20.8 (62.2%) | 17.5 (68.2%) |
