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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''thruster''' is a [[spacecraft propulsion]] device used for [[orbital station-keeping]], [[attitude dynamics and control|attitude control]], or long-duration, low-thrust acceleration, often as part of a [[reaction control system]]. A [[vernier thruster]] or [[gimbaled thrust|gimbaled engine]] are particular cases used on [[launch vehicle]]s where a secondary [[rocket engine]] or other high thrust device is used to control the attitude of the rocket, while the primary thrust engine (generally also a rocket engine) is fixed to the rocket and supplies the principal amount of thrust.<ref name=thefreedictionary-thruster /><ref name=collins-thruster /><ref name=braeunig-propulsion /><ref name=spacepropulsion-propulsionsystems /><ref name=collinsonline-thruster /><br />
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Some devices that are used or proposed for use as thrusters are:<br />
*[[Cold gas thruster]]<br />
*[[Electrohydrodynamic thruster]], using ionized air (only for use in an atmosphere)<br />
*[[Electrodeless plasma thruster]], electric propulsion using ponderomotive force<br />
*[[Electrostatic ion thruster]], using high-voltage electrodes<br />
*[[Hall effect thruster]], a type of ion thruster<br />
*[[Ion thruster]], using beams of ions accelerated electrically<br />
*[[Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster]], electric propulsion using the Lorentz force<br />
*[[Pulsed inductive thruster]], a pulsed form of ion thruster<br />
*[[Pulsed plasma thruster]], using current arced across a solid propellant<br />
*[[RF resonant cavity thruster]], an electromagnetic thruster using microwaves<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Liquid Apogee Engine]] – A [[liquid-propellant rocket]] used as the primary propulsion device on [[geostationary orbit]] satellites.<br />
* [[Apogee kick motor]] – A [[solid-fuel rocket]] used as the primary propulsion device to [[Orbit insertion|circularize]] satellites inserted into a [[transfer orbit]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name=braeunig-propulsion>{{cite web |url=http://www.braeunig.us/space/propuls.htm |title=Basics of flight: Rocket Propulsion |publisher=Rocket & Space Technology |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref><br />
<ref name=collinsonline-thruster>{{cite web |url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/thruster |title=Thruster |publisher=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref><br />
<ref name=collins-thruster>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thruster |title=thruster |encyclopedia=Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged (Hardcover) |edition=12th |date= |year=2014 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=9780007522743 |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref><br />
<ref name=thefreedictionary-thruster>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thruster |title=Thruster |publisher=the Free Dictionary by Farlex |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref><br />
<ref name=spacepropulsion-propulsionsystems>{{cite web |url=http://www.space-propulsion.com/spacecraft-propulsion/propulsion-systems/index.html |title=space Propulsion Systems |publisher=[[Airbus Safran Launchers]] |access-date=2016-09-21}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Spacecraft propulsion]]</div>Ajay Kumar