PPS-1350

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PPS-1350
Snecma PPS 1350 Bourget 2007.jpg
Two Snecma PPS 1350 at the Paris Air Show 2007
ManufacturerSnecma
Hall-effect thruster
Performance
Thrust90 mN
Specific impulse 1660 s
Total impulse 3.4×106 N-s

PPS-1350 is a Hall-effect thruster, a kind of ion propulsion system for spacecraft. It was used in the SMART-1 mission to the moon and one geostationary satellites: Inmarsat-4A F4. [1] [2]

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It creates a stream of electrically charged xenon ions accelerated by an electric field and confined by a magnetic field. [3] The PPS-1350 is built by Snecma, a French aerospace firm, in cooperation with Fakel, who designed the SPT-100, on which the PPS 1350 is based. [4]

Specifications

ParameterValue
Power (nominal) (W)1500
Thrust (mN)90
Thrust-to-power level (mN/kW)60
Specific impulse (s)1,660
Total impulse delivered (N.s)3.4×106
Number of cycles7300
Efficiency (%)55
Supply voltage (V)350
Discharge current (A)4.28
Xenon supply pressure (bar)2.50 2.80
Mass (including 2 Xe flow control systems) (kg)5.30
Reference: [3]

See also

References

  1. "Alphasat (Inmarsat-4A F4)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. "Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "PPS-1350 STATIONARY PLASMA THRUSTER" (PDF). Snecma . Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. "PPS1350 web page". Safran Aircraft Engines . Retrieved 29 January 2017.