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BT-6 22N Bipropellant Thruster

IHI Aerospace
BT-6 22N Bipropellant Thruster

Flight-proven 21.5N hydrazine/NTO bipropellant thruster for geostationary satellite reaction control, with 295s Isp.

Technical specifications

Propellant
Hydrazine / NTO
Thrust
21.5 N
Specific Impulse
295 s
Inlet Pressure
1.69 MPa
Demonstrated Throughput
583 kg
Status
Flight proven

About

The BT-6 is IHI Aerospace’s 22N-class bipropellant thruster using hydrazine and NTO propellants, developed alongside the BT-4 450N thruster for geostationary satellite propulsion systems. It is flight-proven with a demonstrated propellant throughput of 583 kg.

Documentation

No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.

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