TRINIT-ION Gridded Ion Thruster
Blue Orbit Space Systems
Argon/nitrogen gridded ion thruster of the TRINITY series: under 50 mN thrust, up to 2500 s Isp, total impulse below 2000 kN-s.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 2.5 kg
- Power
- 800 W
- Largest dimension
- 115 mm
- Thrust
- 2.5 N
- Specific impulse
- 2,500 s
- Total impulse
- 2,000 N·s
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
- Propellant
- Argon, Nitrogen
- Mass (incl. thruster and cathode)
- 2.5 kg
- Dimensions
- 90 x 85 x 115 mm
- Nominal input power
- 800 - 1200 W
- Operational power range
- 1500 W
- Thrust
- < 50 mN
- Specific impulse
- < 2500 s
- Efficiency
- < 60%
- Life
- < 3000 hours
- Total impulse
- < 2000 kN-s
- Nominal flow rate
- 2-4 mg/s
- On/off cycles
- 5000
- Altitude
- From LEO to GEO
About
The TRINIT-ION is the gridded ion thruster of Blue Orbit Space Systems’ TRINITY series, a solution designed for small satellites.
It runs on argon or nitrogen propellant and delivers under 50 mN of thrust at up to 2500 seconds specific impulse, with efficiency below 60%, a total impulse below 2000 kN-s over a life of up to 3000 hours and 5000 on/off cycles. The unit is rated from LEO to GEO altitudes.
The quoted mass of 2.5 kg includes both the thruster and the cathode.
Documentation
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