Considered one of the enabling technologies in a flexible path for space exploration, Electric Propulsion could play a very important role in future space programmes by enabling more affordable and sustainable space-to-space missions. Under the HiPER programme - a project substantially funded by the European Union aimed at laying the technical and programmatic foundations for the development of innovative Electric Propulsion technologies - mission analysis activities were mainly devoted to select and study the near term and long term scenarios which could benefit from the increase of the operational power level of the Electric Propulsion system. The paper presents results from such activities and describes the most relevant mission and transportation scenarios so far addressed.
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