List of spacecraft with electric propulsion explained

In chronological order, spacecraft are listed equipped with electric space propulsion. This includes both cruise engines and/or thrusters for attitude and orbit control. It is not specified whether the given engine is the sole means of propulsion or whether other types of engine are also used on a spacecraft. The list does not claim to be comprehensive.

Chronological overview

Spacecraft with electric propulsion
Spacecraft name Launch date End of life Thruster typeNo. Model PropellantSpacecraft customerThruster primeComment
Program 661A Flight A 1 Cesium USAF EOS (Electro-Optical Systems, Inc.) Suborbital, no operation of on-board ion engine
Launch failure
Zond 1The experimental ion thruster-based attitude control system were tested but found to operate erratically, possibly due to the loss of pressure in the electronics compartment.
Ion engine 1
1 		Mercury
Cesium 		NASA NASA
Hughes 		Space Electric Rocket Test, suborbital (31 min), the first demonstration of an ion engine in space - only the mercury engine by NASA was operated
Program 661A Flight B Ion engine 1 Cesium USAF EOS Suborbital, experimental test (19 min operation)
Is widely regarded as the first application of electric propulsion systems in space (70 min of PPT operation)
Program 661A Flight C Ion engine 1 Cesium USAF EOS Suborbital, experimental test (4 min operation)
Ion engine 1 Cesium USAF/Army EOS Experimental 1 hour operation, SNAP-10A nuclear reactor
Pulsed plasma thruster PTFE Operation of thruster failed
Ion engine Argon Ballistic flight
Ion engine Nitrogen Ballistic flight
ATS-4 Ion engine 2 Cesium USAF/NASA EOS Experimental 10 hours operation, Satellite Technology Applications
LES-6 Pulsed plasma thruster 4 PTFE USAF Lincoln Experimental Satellite
Ion engine Air Ballistic flight
ATS-5 Ion engine 2 Cesium USAF/NASA EOS Experimental
SERT 2 Ion engine 2 Mercury NASA NASA/Westinghouse (Experimental), worked until 1981 (3781 hours)
Ion engine Air Ballistic flight
Meteor 1-10 Hall effect thruster 2 SPT-60 Xenon Orbit control
L-4SC-3 Pulsed plasma thruster PTFE Experimental, ballistic launch. Launch failure.
ATS-6 Ion engine 2Cesium NASA EOS Experimental 92 hours operation
Meteor-Priroda 1 (Meteor 1-18) 2 SPT-60 Xenon OKB Fakel Orbit control
Kren-1 (Kosmos-728) Potassium NIITP Ballistic flight
TIP-2 Pulsed plasma thruster 2 TSPPS PTFE US Navy Transit Improvement Program (Triad / NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Kren-2 (Kosmos-780) Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Potassium NIITP Ballistic flight
Meteor-Priroda 2-1 (Meteor 1-25) Hall effect thruster 2 SPT-60 Xenon OKB Fakel Orbit control
TIP-3 Pulsed plasma thruster 2 TSPPS PTFE US Navy Republic Aviation Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Meteor-Priroda 2-2 (Meteor 1-28) Hall effect thruster 2 SPT-50 Xenon OKB Fakel Orbit control
Kust-1 Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Air Ballistic flight, Russian acronym of Kubarev, thruster, jet
Kust-2 Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Air Ballistic flight
Astrofizika (Kosmos 1066) Hall effect thruster 2 SPT-50 Xenon OKB Fakel Orbit control
Kust-3 Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Air Ballistic flight
SCATHA (P78-2) Ion source 1 Xenon USAF/NASA Hughes Satellite Positive Ion Beam System (SPIBS), No engine in the strict sense
Intelsat-5 F-2 Hydrazine Communications satellite, and 1984, eight satellites
MS-T4 (Tansei 4) Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Ammonia ISAS Experimental, thruster for spin-up
ETS-4 (Kiku 3) Pulsed plasma thruster PTFE NASDA Engineering Test Satellite (experimental)
Nova-1 Pulsed plasma thruster TSPPS PTFE US Navy Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Meteor-Priroda 2-4 (Meteor 1-31) Hall effect thruster 2 SPT-50 Xenon OKB Fakel Orbit control
MDT-2A Pulsed plasma thruster PTFE SSTC Academia Sinica Ballistic Missile
Potok 1/Geizer 1 (Kosmos 1366) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
ETS-3 (Kiku 4) Ion engine 2 Mercury NASDA Engineering Test Satellite (experimental)
Potok 2/Geizer 2 (Kosmos 1540) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Nova-3 Pulsed plasma thruster TSPPS PTFE US Navy Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Luch #1 (Kosmos 1700) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel
Potok 3/Geizer 3 (Kosmos 1738) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Plazma-A #1 (Kosmos 1818) Hall effect thruster 6 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel Orbit control, Topaz-1 nuclear reactor
Plazma-A #2 (Kosmos 1867) Hall effect thruster 6 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel Orbit control, Topaz-1 nuclear reactor
Start-1 Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster AMPDT Air Autonomous MPD Thruster
Start-2 Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster AMPDT Argon Autonomous MPD Thruster
Potok 4/Geizer 5 (Kosmos 1888) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Luch #2 (Kosmos 1897) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel
Nova-2 Pulsed plasma thruster TSPPS PTFE US Navy Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Potok 5/Geizer 6 (Kosmos 1961) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Luch #3 (Kosmos 2054) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel
Potok 6/Geizer 7 (Kosmos 2085) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Potok 7/Geizer 8 (Kosmos 2172) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Ion engine RIT-10 (RITA) Xenon 240 hours operation
Telstar 401 Arcjet MR-508 Hydrazine AT&T Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000)
Gals-1 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon OKB Fakel Communication Satellite
ETS-6 (Kiku 6) Ion engine XIES Xenon NASDA Experimental, Xenon Ion Engine System
Telstar 402 Arcjet MR-508 Hydrazine AT&T Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000), exploded shortly after launch
Potok 8/Geizer 9 (Kosmos 2291) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Ekspress 1 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon OKB Fakel
Luch 4 Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel
Space Flyer Unit (SFU) 1 EPEX Hydrazine ISAS/NASDA ISAS Electric Propulsion Experiment, 43395 pulses of operation
Potok 9/Geizer 10 (Kosmos 2319) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Telstar 402R (Telstar 4) Arcjet MR-508 Hydrazine AT&T Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000)
Luch2-1 Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel
Gals-2 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon OKB Fakel Communication Satellite
Ekspress 2 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon OKB Fakel
45 satellites --->Arcjet MR-510 Lockheed/Aerojet Communication Satellite
PAS 5 (now: Intelsat 5) Ion engine XIPS Xenon Satellite bus based on HS-601HP (first commercial satellite with XIPS)
Kupon-1 Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel Communication Satellite
Galaxy 8i Ion engine XIPS Xenon PanAmSat Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Ion engine XIPS Xenon Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
STEX (NROL-8) Hall effect thruster TAL-D55 Xenon EPDM (Electric Propulsion Demonstration Module)
Ion engine 1 Xenon NASA NASA
Satmex 5 (now: Eutelsat 115 West A) Ion engine XIPS Xenon Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; propulsion failed on
PAS 6B (now: Intelsat 6B) Ion engine XIPS Xenon PanAmSat Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
ARGOS (P91-1) ESEX Ammonia USAF Rocket Research Co. Experimental military satellite, Electric Propulsion Space Experiment
Ion engine XIPS Xenon Orion Network Systems Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; injected into wrong orbit
Ion engine XIPS Xenon SES Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel Communications satellite
Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel Communications satellite
DirecTV 1R Ion engine 4 XIPS Xenon DirecTV Hughes-EDD Communications satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Ekspress-A 1 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon OKB Fakel Communication satellite, satellite lost during launch
Satellites based on the bus HS-702 / BSS-702 Ion engine XIPS Xenon Hughes/Boeing first satellite: Galaxy 11
Ion engine XIPS Xenon PanAmSat Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; reduced mission time due to malfunction in XIPS
Ion engine XIPS Xenon Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Ekspress-A 2 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon RSCC OKB Fakel Communication satellite
SESAT 1 (now: Eutelsat 16C) Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon OKB Fakel Communications satellite, Ekspress satellite bus by NPO PM
Galaxy 4R Ion engine XIPS Xenon PanAmSat Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; XIPS failed by 2003
Ekspress-A 3 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon RSCC OKB Fakel Communication satellite
Potok 10/Geizer 12 (Kosmos 2371) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-70 Xenon
Pulsed plasma thruster PTFE AFRL Experimental satellite
PAS 9 (now: Intelsat 9) Ion engine XIPS Xenon PanAmSat Hughes-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
AMSAT-Phase 3-D (OSCAR-40) Arcjet ATOS Ammonia University of Stuttgart, IRS Arcjet Thruster on OSCAR Satellite, operated in cold gas mode
Pulsed plasma thruster PTFE NASA Primex Aerospace Earth Observing-1, technology demonstrator
PAS 10 (now: Intelsat 10) Ion engine XIPS Xenon PanAmSat Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Ion engine XIPS Xenon SES Boeing-EDD Satellite bus based on Hughes 601HP
Ion engine 4 RIT-10 (RITA) and UK-10(T5) Xenon ESA Advanced Relay Technology Mission ESA Artemis satellite using 4 ion engines (2 RIT and 2 UK-10) has paved the way for the use of electric propulsion in telecommunication spacecraft.[1]
DirecTV 4S Ion engine 4 XIPS Xenon DirecTV Boeing-EDD Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Ekspress-A 1R (Ekspress-A 4)Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100(?), KM-5[2] Xenon RSCC Communication satellite
AsiaSat 4 Ion engine 4 XIPS Xenon Boeing-EDD Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Ion engine 4 μ10 Xenon JAXA JAXA/ISAS
Hall effect thruster 1 PPS-1350 Xenon ESA Snecma Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology
Galaxy 13 / Horizons 1 Ion engine XIPS Xenon PanAmSat/JSAT Boeing-EDD Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-70 Xenon Gazcom OKB Fakel
Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-70 Xenon Gazcom OKB Fakel
Ekspress-AM 1 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon RSCC OKB Fakel
AMC 12 (Astra 4A / Star One C12 / now: NSS 10) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon SES Americom OKB Fakel Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3
Ekspress-AM 2 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon RSCC OKB Fakel
Hall effect thruster SPT-100 Xenon OKB Fakel Earth observation satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
MBSat 1 (ABS 2i / now: ABS 4 (Mobisat)) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon
OKB Fakel Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
Ekspress-AM 3 Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon RSCC OKB Fakel
AMC 23 Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon SES Americom OKB Fakel Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3
Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel Communications satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
Vacuum arc thruster 4 μVAT Tungsten UIUC Satellite lost during injection phase
Ion engine 4 XIPS Xenon Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Hall effect thruster 1 BHT-200 Xenon USAF Microsatellite Propulsion Integration (MPI) Experiment, military applications
ETS-8 (Kiku 8) Ion engine 4 XIES Xenon JAXA Mitsubishi Electric
Pulsed plasma thruster 4 MPACS PTFE USAFA Busek Experimental Satellite, Micro-Propulsion Attitude Control System
Dawn Ion engine 3 NSTAR Xenon NASA NASA
Telstar 11N Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon Loral Skynet OKB Fakel Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
Ion engine 2 T5 Xenon ESA QinetiQ
ProtoStar 2 (now: SES 7) Ion engine 4 XIPS Xenon Satellite based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Sirius FM5 (Radiosat 5) Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon Sirius Satellite Radio OKB Fakel Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
Pulsed plasma thruster Satellite lost during injection phase
NSS-12 Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon SES New Skies OKB Fakel Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
GSAT-4 (Healthsat) Hall effect thruster 2
2 		KM-45
(Unnamed) 		Xenon Keldysh
ISRO 		Launcher failed to reach orbit[3] [4] [5]
Pulsed plasma thruster KARI KAIST/SaTReC Satellite lost during injection phase
AEHF-SV-1 (USA-214) Hall effect thruster 4 BPT-4000 (XR-5) Xenon USAF Aerojet Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100; mission saved by Hall thruster
FalconSat-5 (USA-221) Hall effect thruster BHT-200 Xenon USAF Busek Experimental Satellite
Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-70 Xenon OKB Fakel Communications satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
Hall effect thruster 3 SPT-140Xenon Roskosmos OKB Fakel Failed to reach intended trajectory
SES-4 Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon SES World Skies OKB Fakel
AEHF-SV-2 (USA-235) Hall effect thruster BPT-4000 (XR-5) Xenon USAF Aerojet Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100
SES-5 Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon SES World Skies OKB Fakel
Kanopus-VHall effect thruster 2 SPT-50 Xenon OKB Fakel Earth observation satellite
Resistojet 1 Aquajet Water Aerospace Innovation Experimental
Pulsed plasma thruster 4 PTFE OIT Academic satellite, communication loss before propulsion test
Hall effect thruster
Ion engine 		HET-40
LIPS-200 		Xenon SISP
LIP		Experimental satellite based on CAST-2000
Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon Gazcom OKB Fakel Satellite based on Spacebus-4000C3, satellite failed to reach intended orbit
STRaND-1 Pulsed plasma thruster SSTL SSTL 3U Cubesat propulsion demonstration
Alphasat (Inmarsat-4A F4) Hall effect thruster 4 PPS-1350 Xenon Inmarsat/ESA Snecma Operational
AEHF-SV-3 (USA-246) Hall effect thruster BPT-4000 (XR-5) Xenon USAF Aerojet Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100
CUSat Pulsed plasma thruster PTFE Technology demonstration
STSAT-3 Hall effect thruster 1 Xenon KARI KAIST/SaTReC
Hall effect thruster 1 Xenon Satrec Initiative
JAXA (Neutralizer) 		Satellite bus based on Satrec Initiative SI-300
Wren Pulsed plasma thruster 4 StaDoKo StaDoKo 1U PocketQub propulsion
Ekspress-AM5 Hall effect thruster SPT-100 Xenon RSCC OKB Fakel EP system used to insert the satellite into GEO. Unclear if EP is also used for station keeping.
Hall effect thruster SPT-100 Xenon OKB Fakel Communications satellite based on Ekspress 1000 NTA bus
Hall effect thruster HEPS Xenon Satellite bus based on Satrec Initiative SI-300
Ion engine 1 MIPS Xenon University of Tokyo/NESTRA University of Tokyo
MKA-FKI PN2 (Vernov) Pulsed plasma thruster APPT-45-2 PTFE RIAME Satellite based on bus Karat; communication loss before thruster operation
Ekspress-AM6 (Eutelsat 53A) Hall effect thruster SPT-100 Xenon RSCC OKB Fakel EP system used to insert the satellite into GEO. Unclear if EP is also used for station keeping.
Hayabusa2 Ion engine 4 Xenon JAXA JAXA/ISAS
Ion engine 1 I-COUPS Xenon JAXA/University of Tokyo University of Tokyo PRoximate Object Close flYby with Optical Navigation, experimental >200 h operation
Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon Gazcom OKB Fakel Satellite based on bus Ekspress-2000A
Ion engine 4 XIPS-25 Xenon L-3 ETI First Boeing 702SP all-electric satellites
Satmex 7 (now: Eutelsat 115 West B) Ion engine 4 XIPS-25 Xenon Satmex L-3 ETI First Boeing 702SP all-electric satellites
Vacuum arc thruster 4 μCAT Detumbling, spin and a delta-V for a 1.5U cubesat in 500km orbit
AeroCube 8A Electrospray Thruster 1 SiEPro Ionic liquid 1.5 U cubesat
AeroCube 8B Electrospray Thruster 1 SiEPro Ionic liquid 1.5 U cubesat
SERPENS Pulsed plasma thruster PPTCUP PTFE UK (Mars Space Ltd. & Clyde Space Ltd.) 3U Cubesat propulsion demonstration (never implemented) - --->KaiTuo-1A (XinJiShu YanZheng-2) Hall effect thruster 1
1		LHT-100
(Unnamed) 		Xenon LIP
BICE		Experimental Satellite
Electrospray Thruster 8 CMNT Ionic Liquid Propellant ESA Busek Very precise attitude control
Horyu-4 (AEGIS) Vacuum arc thruster
SES-9 Ion engine 4 XIPS-25 Xenon SES L-3 ETI
ABS-2A Ion engine 4 XIPS-25 Xenon ABS L-3 ETI Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP
Satmex 9 (now: Eutelsat 117 West B) Ion engine 4 XIPS-25 Xenon Satmex L-3 ETI Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP
Shijian-17 (SJ-17) Hall effect thruster LHT-100 Xenon CAST LIP
AeroCube 8C Electrospray Thruster 1 SiEPro Ionic liquid 1.5 U cubesat
AeroCube 8D Electrospray Thruster 1 SiEPro Ionic liquid 1.5 U cubesat
AOBA-VELOX III Pulsed plasma thruster 1 PTFE
NTU 2U-Cubesat propulsion, satellite piggyback on HTV-6, deployed from ISS on
Hispasat 36W-1 (SmallGEO) Hall effect thruster 8 SPT-100 Xenon Hispasat OKB FakelSatellite based on OHB Luxor bus
SES-10 Hall effect thruster SPT-100 Xenon SES OKB Fakel
Shijian-13 (SJ-13) Ion engine 4 LIPS-200 Xenon LIP Satellite based on DongFangHong-3B satellite bus
GSAT-9 (South Asian Satellite) Hall effect thruster 4 KM-45 Xenon Station-keeping of satellite, including orbit changes [6] [7] [8] [9]
SES-15 Ion engine 4 XIPS-25 Xenon SES World Skies L-3 ETI Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP
Eutelsat 172B Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-140 Xenon Eutelsat OKB Fakel Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar-3000EOR
PEGASUS Pulsed plasma thruster 4 PTFE FH Wiener Neustadt FH Wiener Neustadt Cubesat propulsion; part of QB50
Ion engine LIPS-300 Xenon LIP Launcher failed to reach orbit
Hall effect thruster 2 IHET-300 Xenon
Station-keeping, fine attitude control and orbit change
AsiaSat-9 Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon AsiaSat OKB FakelSatellite based on Space Systems Loral SSL-1300 bus
SLATS (Tsubame) Ion engine 1 XIES Xenon
Flock-3p' 1 IFM Nano Indium Planet Labs Enpulsion First successful IOD of a FEEP thruster on a 3U Cubesat
SES-14 Hall effect thruster SPT-140 Xenon SES OKB Fakel Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar Neo
Hall effect thruster SPT-140 Xenon OKB Fakel Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar Neo
NovaSAR Resistojet
Quad confinement thruster 		1
1
QCT-200 		Xenon SSTL/ADS UK SSTL
SSC/SSTL 		Satellite based on SSTL-300 bus
Ion engine 4 T6 Xenon
ESA & JAXA QinetiQ Solar Electric Propulsion System (SEPS)
(undisclosed) 4 IFM Nano Indium Enpulsion
(undisclosed) 1 IFM Nano Indium Enpulsion
FalconSat-6Hall effect thruster BHT-200 Xenon USAF Busek Experimental Satellite
UWE-4 FEEP 4 NanoFEEP Gallium Universität Würzburg Morpheus Space First IOD of orbit control on a picosatellite using electric propulsion
Pulsed plasma thruster 4 PTFE
NTU
Xiaoxiang-1 03 Electrospray thruster Spacety Aerospace Corp. 206th Institute
(undisclosed) 4 IFM Nano Indium Enpulsion
Xenon PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara SSL
(undisclosed) 7 IFM Nano Indium Enpulsion
Starlink L0 Hall effect thruster 60x? Krypton SpaceX SpaceX First operational Starlink satellite design
Hall effect thruster 4 SPT-100 Xenon Gazprom OKB Fakel Satellite based on bus Ekspress-2000A
(undisclosed) 4 IFM Nano Indium Enpulsion
(undisclosed) 4 IFM Nano Indium Enpulsion
JCSAT-18/Kacific-1[10] [11] 17 Dec 2019Ion engine4XIPSXenonSKY Perfect JSAT / KacificBoeing-EDDBoeing 702
Ion engine LIPS-300 Xenon CAST LIP Back-up of Shijian-18 based on DFH-5 Bus
Eutelsat KONNECT17 Jan 2020Spacebus Neo Xenon Propulsion System (XPS)Xenon
Double Asteroid Redirection Test24 Nov 202126 Sep 2022Next-C Ion EngineXenonNASAAerojet Rocketdyne
MicroHETSat1 Dec 2023Hall Effect ThrusterSitael HT100XenonESASitaelIOD for HT100

Planned missions

Spacecraft customer! colspan="2"
Thruster primeComment
Starlink 1-1 to 1-60 2019 Hall effect thruster Krypton SpaceX SpaceX
Starlink 2-1 to 2-60 2019 Hall effect thruster Krypton SpaceX SpaceX
Starlink 3-1 to 3-60 2019 Hall effect thruster Krypton SpaceX SpaceX
APStar 6D 2019 Ion engine LIPS-300 Xenon LIP DFH-5 bus
GSAT-20 2024 Hall effect thruster Xenon ISRO ISRO
SES-17 2021 Hall effect thruster Xenon SES Snecma (TBC) all-electric Spacebus Neo
Hotbird 13F 2021 Hall effect thruster PPS5000 (TBC) Xenon Eutelsat Snecma (TBC) all-electric bus Eurostar Neo
Hotbird 13G 2021 Hall effect thruster PPS5000 (TBC) Xenon Eutelsat Snecma (TBC) all-electric bus Eurostar Neo
2021 Hall effect thruster PMHT Xenon MetNet bus
ETS-9 2021+ Hall effect thruster Xenon JAXA
Ionozond (Ionosfere 1 & 2) 2023+ Pulsed plasma thruster APPT-95PTFE RoskosmosRIAME AOCS
NASA Gateway 2025 Hall effect thruster Xenon NASA L3-Aerojet Rocketdyne/Busek
AQUIS2025Vacuum Arc JetTungstenSpace Team AachenSpace Team AachenFEEP in development as upgrade
Soyuz-Sat-O ? Pulsed plasma thruster APPT-155 PTFE
RIAME - ----Iodine Satellite (iSat) ? Hall effect thruster BHT-200-I Iodine NASA/USAF 12U CubeSat *canceled*
ANU plasma thruster ? Helicon Double Layer Thruster (HDLT) Australian National University/ EADS-Astrium/Surrey Space Center ANU $3.1 million was funded by the Australia Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education - --->

See also

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: IAC Archive — IAC-07/C4/4/1. iafastro.directory. 2019-07-23.
  4. Web site: Review of works on Electric propulsion at Keldysh Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20190723093819/http://trudymai.ru/upload/iblock/7d4/review-of-works-on-electric-propulsion-at-keldysh-research-center.pdf. 23 July 2019. 23 July 2019.
  5. Web site: GSLV D3/GSAT-4 Brochure. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203191524/http://www.vssc.gov.in/VSSC_V4/images/brochures/GSLV-D3_GSAT-4%20Brochure.pdf . 3 December 2017 . 23 July 2019.
  6. Web site: ISRO to Test Electric Propulsion on Satellites. https://web.archive.org/web/20151202220818/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/ISRO-to-Test-Electric-Propulsion-on-Satellites/2015/11/30/article3153565.ece. dead. December 2, 2015.
  7. Book: Murthy . P. V. N. . Raghavaiah . Vaddi . Sowjanya . P. . Renuka . R. . Kumar . Shiv S.. Hariharan . V. K. . Rao . M. Nageswara . 2016 International Conference on ElectroMagnetic Interference & Compatibility (INCEMIC) . Study on EMI/ESD effects of Electric Propulsion System on spacecraft systems and mitigation techniques . Dec 2016 . IEEE. 1–4. 10.1109/incemic.2016.7921463. 9781509058402. 44506648 .
  8. Web site: Центр Келдыша разработал новый электроракетный двигатель. ТАСС. 2019-07-23.
  9. Web site: Electric rockets power bigger share. HUANG. WENSHENG. Dec 2017.
  10. Web site: MediaRoom - News Releases/Statements. MediaRoom. 2019-12-17.
  11. Web site: Kacific1 Milestones: Bus and Payload Integration Complete – Kacific. en-US. 2019-12-17.

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