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MT-2B Monopropellant Thruster

• PropellantHydrazine
• Thrust24.5 N
• Specific Impulse>211 s

IHI Aerospace qualification-tested 24.5N hydrazine monopropellant thruster with >7,500 demonstrated pulses, an evolution of the flight-proven MT-2.

MT-6 Monopropellant Thruster

• PropellantHydrazine
• Thrust Range23–50 N
• Specific Impulse215–225 s

IHI Aerospace flight-proven 50N-class hydrazine monopropellant thruster with 23–50N thrust range, >14,800 demonstrated pulses and >120 kg throughput.

MT-8A Monopropellant Thruster

• PropellantHydrazine
• Thrust Range1.80–5.01 N
• Specific Impulse212–225 s

IHI Aerospace flight-proven 4N-class hydrazine monopropellant thruster with 1.8–5.0N thrust range, >850,000 demonstrated pulses and >190 kg throughput.

MT-2 Monopropellant Thruster

• PropellantHydrazine
• Thrust Range6.9–19.6 N
• Specific Impulse210–226 s

IHI Aerospace flight-proven 20N-class hydrazine monopropellant thruster with 6.9–19.6N thrust, >261,914 demonstrated pulses and >115 kg throughput.

MT-9 Monopropellant Thruster

• PropellantHydrazine
• Thrust Range0.29–1.13 N
• Specific Impulse208–215 s

IHI Aerospace flight-proven 0.3–1.1N hydrazine monopropellant thruster with >850,000 demonstrated pulses and >100 kg throughput, heritage on Japanese…

B20 Green Bipropellant Thruster

• Thrust Range6.46-18.11 N
• PropellantN2O + propene (C3H6) - non-toxic green
• Min Impulse Bit (bi-prop)0.98 Ns

20 N green bipropellant thruster using non-toxic N2O/propene, with dual bi-prop and cold-gas modes, 10,000+ restarts, and 100+…

B1 Green Bipropellant Thruster

• Thrust Range0.49-1.35 N
• PropellantN2O + propene (C3H6) - non-toxic green
• Min Impulse Bit (bi-prop)74 mNs

Flight-proven 1 N green bipropellant thruster using non-toxic N2O/propene, with dual bi-prop and cold-gas modes, 18,000+ restarts, and…

Peregrine Bipropellant Thruster System

• PropellantHTP (High-Test Peroxide) + Alcohol
• Specific Impulse> 270 s
• Thrust Range100 mN – 22 N

Green bipropellant propulsion system for 6U to ESPA-class satellites. HTP + Alcohol, >270 s Isp, 100 mN–22 N…

Starling Cold Gas Propulsion System

• Thrust Range10 mN – 1 N
• Specific Impulse70 s (cold gas); 105–150 s (resistojet)
• Minimum Impulse Bit< 0.05 mN·s

Cold gas / resistojet propulsion system for CubeSats using ODPS non-toxic pressurant. 10 mN–1 N thrust, up to…

NPT30-I2 Ion Thruster

• PropellantSolid iodine (I₂) or pressurized xenon (Xe)
• Total impulse (1U)Up to 5,500 Ns
• Thermal load to satellite< 19 W

Miniaturized gridded ion thruster operating on solid iodine or xenon propellant, delivering up to 5500 Ns of total…

Astra Satellite Engine (ASE)

• PropellantXenon (Xe) or Krypton (Kr)
• Input power400 W (single string)
• Thrust (Xe)~25 mN

Flight-proven Hall-effect electric propulsion system for small satellites, operating on xenon or krypton with scalable multi-thruster configurations.

BGT-X5 Green Monopropellant Thruster

0.5N green monopropellant thruster system delivering 565 N-s of impulse within a 1U CubeSat volume.

BIT-3 RF Ion Thruster

Compact iodine-fueled gridded RF ion thruster; flown on NASA SLS deep-space CubeSat missions.

BET-MAX Electrospray Thruster System

• Thruster moduleBET-300P passively-fed electrospray thruster, 125 cm³
• Thrusters per PPUUp to 4
• Thrust range< 1 µN to 150 µN, sub-µN resolution

Multi-axis precision electrospray propulsion system (BET-300P thrusters) for ultra-precise attitude/orbital control down to 1U platforms.

BHT-20K Hall Effect Thruster

Busek's highest-power Hall effect thruster, delivering ~1 N of thrust, throttleable 5-22 kW.

BHT-6000 Hall Effect Thruster

Mid-to-high power (2-6 kW) Hall effect thruster selected for NASA's Artemis Power and Propulsion Element (Lunar Gateway).

BHT-1500 Hall Effect Thruster

2kW-class Hall effect thruster with center-mounted cathode for small-to-medium class satellites.

BHT-600 Hall Effect Thruster

ESPA-class Hall effect thruster life-tested beyond 7000 hours, available direct-mount or gimballed.