AIS-SWAG1-QUAD
Applied Ion Systems
The AIS-SWAG1-QUAD is a Sublimation Warm Gas Thruster designed for CubeSats, offering 480uN of thrust and a total impulse of 12Ns, enabling significant orbital movement for small satellites.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.86 kg
- Power
- 20 W
- Largest dimension
- 86 mm
- Thrust
- 480 N
- Specific impulse
- 20 s
- Total impulse
- 12 N·s
- Lead time
- 1.84 months
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Type
- Quad Sublimation Warm Gas Thruster
- Fuel
- Solid Unpressurized Adamantane
- Power
- 20 W
- Thrust
- 480uN
- Operating lifetime
- 7 hours
- Pre-heat time
- 1 hour
- Ramp-up time to max thrust
- 3 hours
- Total impulse
- 12Ns
- ISP
- 20s
- Orbital movement (1kg 1U)
- 17.6 km
- Orbital movement (3kg 3U)
- 5.9 km
- Dimensions
- 86x86x54 mm
- Mass
- 860 g
- Fuel mass
- 38 g
- Inputs
- 12 V, 5 V, GND, x1 Logic Command
- Price
- $12,500.00
- Status
- AVAILABLE
- Lead time
- 8 WEEKS
About
The AIS-SWAG1-QUAD is a Sublimation Warm Gas Thruster, part of Applied Ion Systems’ heritage electric and chemical propulsion solutions for the PocketQube and CubeSat market. This thruster utilizes solid unpressurized adamantane as fuel and provides 480uN of thrust with a power consumption of 20W. It boasts an operating lifetime of 7 hours and a total impulse of 12Ns, with an ISP of 20s. The thruster requires a pre-heat time of 1 hour and a ramp-up time to maximum thrust of 3 hours. It is capable of providing 17.6km of orbital movement for a 1kg 1U satellite and 5.9km for a 3kg 3U satellite. The unit measures 86x86x54mm and has a fuel mass of 38g. It operates with 12V and 5V inputs, GND, and one logic command. This thruster is designed for small satellite platforms, offering a compact and efficient propulsion solution for orbital maneuvers.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.