Compact electric thruster cleared for space firing

Sitael HT100 Hall Effect Thruster firing

An innovative compact electric propulsion system has recently completed its extended qualification firing test campaign in space-representative vacuum and temperature conditions, leaving it ready to be deployed aboard the ESA-supported µHETSat technology demonstration microsatellite mission, slated for launch by the end of this year.




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Source: ESA Space Engineering & Technology