Busek BHT-20K Hall Effect Thruster
Busek Co.
Busek's highest power Hall effect thruster, 20 kW / 1 N thrust, throttleable 5-22 kW, tested at AEDC and NASA GRC for lunar/Mars missions.
Technical specifications
- Discharge Power
- 20,000 W
- Voltage
- 450 VDC
- Thrust
- 1006 mN
- Propellants
- Xenon, Krypton, Iodine
- Specific Impulse
- 2515 s
- Predicted Total Impulse
- > 35 MN·s
- Throttle Range
- 5-22 kW (tested)
About
The Busek BHT-20K is a massive step forward in Hall thruster technology, offering over 100 times the power of Busek’s first Hall thruster. An innovative 2.8 cm center-mounted cathode and highly mass-efficient magnetic circuit design deliver outstanding specific impulse and thrust in a lightweight, compact package. Tested at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) and NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), demonstrating throttling from 5 kW to 22 kW for missions to the Moon, Mars, Venus, and beyond.
Documentation
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