Hall-effect thrusters

E931521
electric propulsion system spacecraft propulsion system

Hall-effect thrusters are a type of electric propulsion system for spacecraft that use magnetic and electric fields to accelerate ions and produce efficient, low-thrust propulsion for orbital maneuvers and deep-space missions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Hall-effect thruster 1
QinetiQ T6 ion thruster 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electric propulsion system ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion system ⓘ
advantageOverChemicalPropulsion higher propellant efficiency ⓘ
advantageOverGriddedIonThrusters higher thrust density ⓘ
basedOn Hall effect NERFINISHED ⓘ
comparedWith gridded ion thrusters ⓘ
developedBy Aerospace industry NERFINISHED ⓘ
OKB Fakel NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedIn 1960s ⓘ
earlyDevelopmentCountry Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChallenge channel erosion ⓘ
plume interaction with spacecraft surfaces ⓘ
hasComponent anode ⓘ
cathode ⓘ
discharge channel ⓘ
magnetic circuit ⓘ
power processing unit ⓘ
propellant feed system ⓘ
hasOperatingPrinciple electric field accelerates ions axially ⓘ
electrons are trapped azimuthally by magnetic field ⓘ
neutralizer cathode prevents spacecraft charging ⓘ
hasTypicalEfficiency 40–70 percent ⓘ
hasTypicalSpecificImpulse 1000–2500 s ⓘ
hasTypicalThrust millinewton to newton range ⓘ
hasVariant anode layer thruster ⓘ
stationary plasma thruster ⓘ
operatesIn near-vacuum environment ⓘ
produces high specific impulse ⓘ
ion exhaust plume ⓘ
low thrust ⓘ
requires high-voltage power supply ⓘ
space-qualified power processing electronics ⓘ
typicalPowerRange hundreds of watts to several kilowatts ⓘ
usedFor attitude control ⓘ
deep-space missions ⓘ
interplanetary propulsion ⓘ
orbit maintenance ⓘ
orbit raising ⓘ
station keeping ⓘ
usedOn Earth observation satellites ⓘ
communication satellites ⓘ
navigation satellites ⓘ
scientific spacecraft ⓘ
uses electric field ⓘ
ion acceleration ⓘ
krypton propellant ⓘ
magnetic field ⓘ
plasma ⓘ
xenon propellant ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MKB Fakel → specializesIn → Hall-effect thrusters ⓘ
Power and Propulsion Element → propulsionType → Hall-effect thrusters ⓘ
PPE (Power and Propulsion Element) → usesPropulsionType → Hall-effect thrusters ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hall-effect thruster
MTM → electricPropulsionSystem → Hall-effect thrusters ⓘ
this entity surface form: QinetiQ T6 ion thruster
Psyche spacecraft → propulsion → Hall-effect thrusters ⓘ