CaLeMPSat (Cathode-Less Micro Propulsion Satellite, M12P)

Test miniature Hall effect thrusters (HETs) that operate at power classes never before achieved.

Test miniature HETs (Hall effect thrusters) that operate at power classes far below the 100W-class thrusters of today’s satellite industry.

The research payload will consist of a 60W HET, an integrated 30W HET (in a 1.5U volume), and two 10W Hall Effect Micro Jets (HEM-Jets). A 3-axial, 5-nozzle cold gas thruster will round out the experimental thruster payload.

The consortium will test additional miniaturized systems for plasma propulsion including:

• 8-channel gas feeding unit,
• plasma diagnostic unit,
• power processing and control unit,
• Earth magnetic field measurement unit.

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