Hall Effect Thrusters (HT-100/HT-400/HT-5k)
SITAEL S.p.A.
Proprietary Hall Effect Thruster line from ~100W to tens of kW for GEO telecom, LEO, and deep-space missions, with flight heritage including ESA SMART-1.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Power
- 100,000 W
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As published by the supplier
- Power range
- ~100 W up to tens of kW
- Ht-100/ht-400 PPU
- 300 W Power Processing Unit
- Ht-5k PPU
- 5 kW Power Processing Unit
- Flight heritage
- ESA SMART-1 lunar mission and other programmes
- Applications
- GEO station-keeping, LEO orbit-raising/de-orbiting, deep space
About
SITAEL’s Hall Effect Thruster (HET) line spans efficient operation from approximately 100 W up to tens of kW, addressing GEO telecommunications station-keeping, LEO orbit-raising and de-orbiting, and medium/high delta-V mission requirements. The product family includes the HT-100 and HT-400 (paired with a 300W Power Processing Unit) and the HT-5k (paired with a 5kW PPU), offering high specific impulse and proven flight reliability.
SITAEL’s electric propulsion heritage extends to deep space exploration, including flight heritage on ESA’s SMART-1 lunar mission. The company’s 20+ years of HET and Power Processing Unit development experience positions it as a leading European supplier of electric propulsion systems for both commercial telecom platforms and small satellite constellations requiring compact, efficient, high-Isp propulsion.
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