Modified Low Power Stationary Plasma Thruster with 50 mm Diameter of the Accelerating Channel
Glavkosmos
Thruster. Propellant - xenon. Consists of the anode and cathode units. Classical scheme of the magnetic system with magnetic screens and three external magnetic coils. Outside diameter of the accelerating channel is 50 mm. Mean diameter of the accelerating channel is 40.5 mm. Low flow rate cathode.
Technical specifications
- Discharge power
- 220/300 W
- Discharge voltage
- 180/300 V
- Discharge current
- 1.2/1.0 A
- Thrust
- 14.8/18.0 mN
- Specific impulse
- 930/1300 s
- Efficiency
- 35%
- Specific power
- 167/227 W/kg
- Power-to-thrust ratio
- 14.9/16.7 W/mN
- Total impulse
- > 0.27/0.4 MN∙s
- Mass
- 1.32 kg
About
Thruster. Propellant – xenon. Consists of the anode and cathode units. Classical scheme of the magnetic system with magnetic screens and three external magnetic coils. Outside diameter of the accelerating channel is 50 mm. Mean diameter of the accelerating channel is 40.5 mm. Low flow rate cathode. New structural materials and components. Manufacturing lead time is given without taking into account the time needed to procure materials (4 months) and procured parts and components (6 months).
Documentation
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