Filament pulsed plasma thruster (FPPT)
CU Aerospace
Fiber-Fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster (FPPT) provides high specific and total impulse for small satellites, available in various form factors.
Technical specifications
- Minimum specific impulse
- 3,500 s
- Thrust vectoring
- ±5 degrees
- Volume range
- 0.7 to 53 liters
- Total impulse range
- 1,000 to 600,000 N-s
- Package size for >25,000 N-s total impulse
- 1.7 liters
- Pulse duration
- 10 microseconds
About
The FPPT system uses a PTFE fiber propellant and offers high specific impulse exceeding 3,500 s. It includes electromagnetic thrust vectoring of approximately ±5 degrees in pitch and yaw. The thruster is available in different sizes, from 0.7-liter to 53-liter, to provide total impulses ranging from 1,000 N-s to 600,000 N-s. The 1.7-liter package offers a total impulse greater than 25,000 N-s.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.