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Propulsion Subsystems

Spacecraft are provided with sets of propulsive devices so they can maintain three-axis stability, control spin, execute maneuvers, and make minor adjustments in trajectory. The more powerful devices are usually called engines, and they may provide a force of several hundred newtons. These may be used to provide the large torques necessary to maintain stability during a solid rocket motor burn, or they may be the only rockets used for orbit insertion.
Smaller devices, generating between less than 1 N and 10 N, are typically used to provide the delta-V for interplanetary trajectory correction maneuvers, orbit trim maneuvers, reaction wheel desaturation maneuvers, or routine three-axis

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