HALL EFFECT THRUSTER
For small satellites
Space-Proven
ExoMG™ - nano
60W Sys. power - 2.5mN Thrust
nano S
up to 1kN.s in
1U+ of volume
nano L
up to 5kN.s in
2U+ of volume
Time needed to reach
operational orbit
500 to 1500km, SSO mission, 20kg satellite with 40W average for propulsion
ExoMG™ - micro
150W Sys. power - 7mN Thrust (micro)
300W Sys. power - 14mN Thrust (cluster)
micro
from 16 to 60kN.s
16kN.s in 6.4kg wet
cluster
from 50 to 240kN.s
100 kN.s in 21kg wet
A Hall Effect Thruster (HET) is a ion thruster in which electrons emitted by a cathode are trapped in a magnetic field, and used to ionize a propellant – thereby creating a plasma into the plasma chamber.
The plasma is then accelerated to produce thrust, thanks to an electric field created between the anode and the cathode.
The Hall Effect Technology has been used for decades and equips most of the large satellites thrusters, because it combines the high impulse of electric propulsion technology along with a very high thrust-to-power ratio.
Due to unique innovations on the plasma chamber, the cathode, and the fluidics system we manage to reduce the size of this technology to fit it in small satellites.
