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Thrusters

Modified Thermocatalytic Thrusters

  • Purpose: Spacecraft orientation, attitude control, and station keeping.
  • Year of release: 2009
  • Guaranteed service life (years): 10
  • Estimated production / delivery time (months): 10
  • Flight qualification of the product: No
  • Brief history of flight qualification: None
  • Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements: Yes
ParameterValue
Thrust(5.6 … 1.0) N
Propellant inlet pressure(883..204) kPa
Specific impulse in a continuous mode of operation(220..214) s
Life in terms of propellant throughput, kg20 kg
Life in terms of number of cycles50 cycles
Power consumption in the preparation mode (for 60 min) and in the instant readiness mode(10.0 … 14.0) W
Overall dimensions110х102х54 mm
Mass0.44 kg

Propellant - hydrazine. The main thruster component parts are: a decomposition chamber with a catalyst element and a nozzle, a propellant injection unit, two small-size solenoid valves that supply propellant to the thruster, and a pressure signaling indicator that monitors the fact that the thruster has been started up. A resistive heater and MLI installed on the thruster chamber ensure the required thermal mode of the thruster. Thruster temperature is monitored by means of two thermocouples. The thruster also has a mounting plate that joins the thruster elements.

Remark

Manufacturing lead time is given without taking into account the time needed to procure materials (4 months) and procured parts and components (6 months).