HyNOx-1 Thruster
ISPTech
0.5-2 N green bipropellant thruster using N2O/ethane, up to 270 s Isp, >13,000 ignitions demonstrated.
Technical specifications
- Thrust range
- 0.5-2 N
- Specific impulse (hot gas)
- Up to 270 s
- Continuous operation
- 16 minutes
- Propellant throughput
- 3.5 kg
- Power (ignition)
- 3.4 W
- Power (valve hit)
- 6 W
- Power (valve hold)
- 0.25 W
- Mass
- <60 g (without flow control valves)
- Minimum impulse bit (hot)
- 10 mNs
- Minimum impulse bit (cold)
- <5 mNs
- Ignitions demonstrated
- >13,000
- Mounting interface
- 4x M3 (adjustable)
- Propellant
- N2O + C2H6 (self-pressurizing)
- Status
- Available now, qualified for customers
About
The HyNOx-1 is a small-class green bipropellant thruster using nitrous oxide (N2O) and ethane (C2H6) as self-pressurizing propellants. Developed on the back of extensive DLR research with thousands of validated test firings, it is available now and qualified for customer projects. The thruster delivers 0.5-2 N of thrust with a specific impulse of up to 270 seconds, and can operate in both hot gas and cold gas modes. Its ultra-low mass of under 60 g (without flow control valves) and M3 mounting interface make it ideal for CubeSat and SmallSat missions.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
