XIPS-25

Last updated August 19, 2025

The XIPS-25, or 25-cm Xenon Ion Propulsion System, is a gridded ion thruster manufactured by L-3 Communications. XIPS-25 engine is used on Boeing 702 class satellites for station-keeping as well as orbit-raising.^[1]^[2]

Specifications

Parameter	Low Power	High Power
Power Controller
Total Input Power (W)	2200	4500
Bus Input Voltage (V)	100	100
PPU efficiency (%)	92	94
Ion thruster
Total Input Power (W)	2067	4215
Thrust (mN)	79	165
Specific Impulse (s)	3400	3500
Electrical Efficiency (%)	87	87
Mass Utilization Efficiency (%)	82	84
Beam Voltage (V)	1215	1215
Beam Current (A)	1.43	3.01
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References

↑ "Electric Propulsion at Aerospace | The Aerospace Corporation". www.aerospace.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
↑ "XIPS (xenon-ion propulsion system)". www.daviddarling.info. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
↑ "Evaluation of 25-cm XIPS© Thruster Life for Deep Space Mission Applications" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "The 25 cm XIPS© Life Test and Post-Test Analysis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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[1] "Electric Propulsion at Aerospace | The Aerospace Corporation". www.aerospace.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-10.

[2] "XIPS (xenon-ion propulsion system)". www.daviddarling.info. Retrieved 2016-04-10.

[3] "Evaluation of 25-cm XIPS© Thruster Life for Deep Space Mission Applications" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[4] "The 25 cm XIPS© Life Test and Post-Test Analysis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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