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Xenon Flow Controller for Stationary Plasma Thruster with a Nominal Discharge Power of 1350 W

  • Purpose: Xenon Flow Controller provides the required propellant flow rate to the Stationary Plasma Thruster with a nominal discharge power of 1350 W and distributes the propellant flow rate between the anode and cathode lines.
  • Year of release: 1985
  • Guaranteed service life (years): 20
  • Estimated production / delivery time (months): 9
  • Flight qualification of the product: No
  • Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements: Yes
ParameterValue
Flow rate regulation range(3.0 - 11.0) mg/s
Mass0.32 kg

Consists of a flow regulator that regulates the total flow rate; anode and cathode restrictors that ensure the required distribution of the propellant flow rate. Propellant - xenon.

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).