BHT-20K
Busek Co.
The BHT-20K is Busek's highest power Hall thruster to date, designed for high-power space missions and capable of delivering 1 Newton of thrust.
Typed specifications32 values
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- Propulsion family
- electric datasheet p.1
- Mass
- 45 kg Assembly Mass · datasheet p.1
- Thrust
- 1 006 mN Nominal · datasheet p.1 1 000 mN 1 Newton | 1 006 mN nom.
- Specific impulse
- 2 515 s Nominal · datasheet p.1 2 515 s nom.
- Total impulse
- 35 000 000 N·s min · predicted (> 35) · datasheet p.1
- Propellant
- Xenon datasheet p.1 Krypton | Iodine
- Supply voltage
- 450 V Nominal · datasheet p.1 700 V max · discharge potentials | 450 V nom.
- Power consumption
- 20 000 W nom. · datasheet p.1 20 000 W | 5 W min · operating range | 20 000 W max · operating range
- Thruster technology
- Hall effect datasheet p.1
- Propellant mass (full load)
- 1 000 kg min · estimated throughput · datasheet p.2
- Max propellant throughput
- 1 000 kg min · estimated, much greater than 1000 kg · datasheet p.2
- Power at thrust
- 20 000 W nom. · discharge power · datasheet p.1 20 000 W Discharge Power | 5 000 W min | 5 000 W throttling range | 22 000 W throttling range max +1
- PPU output power
- 20 000 W Discharge Power · datasheet p.1 20 000 W max | 5 000 W min
- Discharge (anode) voltage
- 450 V nom. · datasheet p.1 700 V max · discharge potentials up to 700 V
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As published by the supplier7 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Discharge power
- 20,000 W
- Supply voltage
- 450 VDC
- Thrust
- 1006 mN
- Propellants
- Xenon, Krypton, Iodine
- Specific impulse
- 2515 seconds
- Demonstrated impulse
- Pending
- Predicted total impulse
- >35 MN⋅s
About
The BHT-20K is Busek’s most powerful Hall thruster, representing a significant advancement in Hall Thruster technology with over 100 times the power of their first model. It features an innovative 2.8 cm center-mounted cathode and a highly mass-efficient magnetic circuit design, offering outstanding specific impulse and thrust in a lightweight and compact package. The thruster has been tested at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) and the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), demonstrating throttling capabilities over an input power range from 5kW to 22 kW. It is designed to provide high-power space propulsion for missions to destinations including the Moon, Mars, Venus, or beyond. The BHT-20K can operate with Xenon, Krypton, and Iodine propellants.
Documentation
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