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Modified Stationary Plasma Thruster with a Discharge Power of up to 5 kW

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Modified Stationary Plasma Thruster with a Discharge Power of up to 5 kW

Thruster with a discharge power of up to 5 kW. Propellant - xenon. Consists of the anode and cathode units. Classical scheme of the magnetic system with magnetic screens and eight external magnetic coils. Outside diameter of the accelerating channel is 140 mm. Mean diameter of the accelerating chann

Technical specifications

Discharge power
3000/4500 W
Discharge voltage
375/300 V
Discharge current
8.0/15.0 A
Thrust
176/290 mN
Specific impulse
1900/1770 s
Efficiency
50/55%
Specific power
370/556 W/kg
Power-to-thrust ratio
17/15.5 W/mN
Total impulse
> 14 MN∙s
Mass
8.1 kg

About

Thruster with a discharge power of up to 5 kW. Propellant – xenon. Consists of the anode and cathode units. Classical scheme of the magnetic system with magnetic screens and eight external magnetic coils. Outside diameter of the accelerating channel is 140 mm. Mean diameter of the accelerating channel is 120 mm. 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

No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.

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