HYDROS-M Water Electrolysis Thruster
Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (AMERGINT)
Microsatellite-scale green water-electrolysis thruster sized to fit inside a 15-inch separation ring, with customizable water tank and integrated avionics.
Technical specifications
- Specific Impulse
- > 310 s
- Thrust
- > 1.2 N
- Power
- 7-40 W
- Total Impulse
- > 18,000 Ns
- Water tank
- Customizable
- Envelope
- Sized to fit inside a 15-inch separation ring
About
HYDROS-M is the microsatellite-scale configuration of TUI’s HYDROS hybrid electrical/chemical propulsion system. It uses water as propellant, split on-orbit via zero-G electrolysis into hydrogen and oxygen for bipropellant combustion, giving higher thrust efficiency at lower input power than electric propulsion and higher specific impulse than monopropellant chemical propulsion. HYDROS-M is designed to fit inside a 15-inch separation ring, with a water tank size and configuration tailored to mission requirements, and includes integrated avionics to simplify commanding and host-spacecraft integration.
Documentation
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