Xenon Cold Gas Thruster
- Purpose: Spacecraft orientation.
- Year of release: 2006
- Guaranteed service life (years): 10
- Estimated production / delivery time (months): 10
- Flight qualification of the product: No
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements: Yes
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Thrust | (6.4 - 9.3) mN |
| Specific impulse in a continuous mode of operation | 40 s |
| Propellant inlet pressureе | (157.0 - 186.4) kPa |
| Life in terms of firing duration | 55 h |
| Life in terms of number of cycles | 40000 cycles |
| Life in terms of number of heater cycles | 50 cycles |
| Life in terms of heater operation duration, h | 150 |
| Duration of pulse mode of firing with maximum frequency of 0.1 Hz | 0.1 ... 4.0 s |
| Duration of continuous mode of firing | 4 .. 5000 s |
| Mass (with electrical connectors) | (0.2 ± 0.02) kg |
Propellant – xenon, nitrogen. The thruster components are: a thermal accumulating chamber with a heater and a nozzle installed on it, two small-size solenoid valves that supply propellant to the chamber, and MLI. The thruster also has electrical connectors and 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).
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