TRINITY ABE Air Breathing Thruster
Blue Orbit Space Systems
Air-breathing electric thruster of the TRINITY series for VLEO operation at 180-250 km: under 20 mN thrust, up to 2000 s Isp.
Typed specifications23 values
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- Propulsion family
- electric datasheet p.1
- Mass
- 2.5 kg datasheet p.0 2.5 kg inc. thruster and cathode
- Thrust
- 20 mN max · datasheet p.0 20 mN max · < 20 mN
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 90 x 85 x 115 mm datasheet p.0
- Specific impulse
- 2 000 s max · datasheet p.0 2 000 s max · < 2000 sec
- Total impulse
- 1 500 000 N·s max · < 1500 k N-sec · datasheet p.1
- Propellant
- Argon, Nitrogen datasheet p.0 nitrogen
- Power consumption
- 800 W min · Nominal Input Power · datasheet p.1 1 500 W Operational Power Range | 1 200 W max · Nominal Input Power | 1 500 W max · Operational Power Range
- Design lifetime
- 0.3 years max · datasheet p.1
- Thruster technology
- other Air Breathing Thruster · datasheet p.1
- Propellant mass flow
- 2–4 mg/s nom. · datasheet p.1
- Number of starts or pulses
- 5 000 on/off cycles · datasheet p.1
- Operating life
- 3 000 h max · < 3000 hours · datasheet p.1
- Power at thrust
- 800–1 200 W nom. · nominal input power · datasheet p.1 1 500 W Operational Power Range | 1 500 W max · operational power range
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As published by the supplier13 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- 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
- < 20 mN
- Specific impulse
- < 2000 s
- Efficiency
- < 60%
- Life
- < 3000 hours
- Total impulse
- < 1500 kN-s
- Nominal flow rate
- 2-4 mg/s
- On/off cycles
- 5000
- Altitude
- 180-250 km (VLEO)
About
The TRINITY ABE is the air breathing thruster of Blue Orbit Space Systems’ TRINITY series, designed for very low Earth orbit operation.
It runs on argon or nitrogen propellant and delivers under 20 mN of thrust at up to 2000 seconds specific impulse, with efficiency below 60%, a total impulse below 1500 kN-s over a life of up to 3000 hours and 5000 on/off cycles. The operating altitude band is 180-250 km (VLEO).
The quoted mass of 2.5 kg includes both the thruster and the cathode.
Documentation
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