Development of a 10 mN class Hall thruster for STSAT-3
- Paper number
IAC-09.C4.4.1
- Author
Prof. Wonho Choe, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea, Republic of
- Coauthor
Mr. Jongsub Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea, Republic of
- Coauthor
Ms. Mihui Seo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea, Republic of
- Coauthor
Prof. Jongho Seon, Satrec Initiative, Korea, Republic of
- Coauthor
Dr. Hee Keun cho, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea, Republic of
- Year
2009
- Abstract
A 300 W class Hall type plasma thruster with a target thrust of 10 mN and a specific impulse of 1500 s is under development for STSAT-3 which is scheduled to be launched in 2010. The Hall thruster system consists of a thruster head module, a power processing module, and a xenon feeding system. The target values of the total mass, consumed electrical power, and thrust efficiency of the thruster system are $<$ 15 kg, $<$ 300 W, and $>$ 30%, respectively. Laboratory examination of the thruster performance finds that the thruster meets the design specification. The parametric study of the thruster operation is on-going in order to find optimal operation conditions. The experimental results and the detailed description of the system will be presented.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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