AIS-SWAG1-PQ Sublimation Warm Gas Thruster
Applied Ion Systems
A PocketQube-class sublimation warm gas thruster using solid unpressurized Adamantane propellant, providing 120uN thrust for up to 7 hours of operation.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.214 kg
- Power
- 5 W
- Largest dimension
- 54 mm
- Thrust
- 120 N
- Specific impulse
- 20 s
- Total impulse
- 3 N·s
- Lead time
- 1.38 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
- Sublimation Warm Gas Thruster
- Fuel
- Solid Unpressurized Adamantane
- Power
- 5 W
- Thrust
- 120uN
- Operating lifetime
- 7 hours
- Pre-heat time
- 1 hour
- Ramp-up time to max thrust
- 3 hours
- Total impulse
- 3Ns
- ISP
- 20s
- Orbital movement (0.75kg 3P)
- 6 km
- Orbital movement (1kg 1U)
- 4.5 km
- Dimensions
- 42x42x54 mm
- Mass
- 214 g
- Fuel mass
- 9.5 g
- Inputs
- 12 V, 5 V, GND, x1 Logic Command
- Price
- $4500.00
- Status
- AVAILABLE
- Lead time
- 4-6 WEEKS
About
The AIS-SWAG1-PQ is a sublimation warm gas thruster using solid unpressurized Adamantane as propellant. Designed for PocketQube and small CubeSat applications, it provides 120uN of thrust at 5W power. The system uses a sublimation heating approach requiring a 1-hour pre-heat time before reaching operational temperatures, with maximum thrust achieved after approximately 3 hours of warm-up. The thruster provides 3Ns of total impulse from 9.5g of Adamantane fuel, enabling approximately 6km of orbital movement for a 0.75kg 3P PocketQube or 4.5km for a 1kg 1U CubeSat. With an unpressurized solid propellant, the system is inherently safe and avoids the complexity of pressure vessels. Status: AVAILABLE.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.