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Unrelated to EmDrive, but similar... is the thruster based on the theory of Quantized Inertia[0]... it passed multiple lab tests on the ground, and is now in or
by mikewarot 3y ago
Unrelated to EmDrive, but similar... is the thruster based on the theory of Quantized Inertia[0]... it passed multiple lab tests on the ground, and is now in orbit[1,2], waiting for the other experiments in the satellite to be completed before they power it up. If it works as expected, they'll be boosting the orbit of the satellite by 100km without using propellant, thanks to a 1 milliNewton electric thruster pushing on its mass of 4.8 Kg.
[0] https://quantizedinertia.com/ https://quantizedinertia.com/
[1] https://db.satnogs.org/satellite/QDDY-8878-5291-1819-3935#mapcontent https://db.satnogs.org/satellite/QDDY-8878-5291-1819-3935#ma...
[2] https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/graph-orbit-data.php?CATNR=58335 https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/graph-orbit-data.php?CA...
- mikewarot 3y agoOops.... #2 should be 58338 (wrong object #) https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/graph-orbit-data.php?CATNR=58338 https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/graph-orbit-data.php?CA...