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Comment: We already have an article on this topic: Spacecraft electric propulsion. AndyTheGrump (talk) 14:03, 30 January 2026 (UTC)- Comment: More sources needed to establish notability. CabinetCavers (thou shalt speaketh) 16:29, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
Electric spacecraft are spacecraft that use electric propulsion to generate thrust, typically powered by solar panels or onboard nuclear sources. Unlike conventional chemical-propulsion spacecraft, electric spacecraft achieve much higher specific impulse and fuel efficiency, allowing longer missions with less propellant, although their instantaneous thrust is lower.Goebel, D. M., & Katz, I. Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Electric spacecraft are used for satellite station-keeping, orbit-raising, and deep-space missions such as Dawn and BepiColombo. Common electric propulsion technologies include Ion thruster, Hall-effect thruster, Electrospray thruster, and Pulsed plasma thruster.
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editGoebel, D. M., & Katz, I. Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters. John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Choueiri, E. Y. (2009). "New Dawn for Electric Rockets." Scientific American, 300(2), 58–65. ESA. BepiColombo: Electric Propulsion System Overview. European Space Agency, 2018. https://www.e≈sa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo
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