XIPS-25
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 |
References: [3] [4] |
References
- "Electric Propulsion at Aerospace | The Aerospace Corporation". www.aerospace.org. 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.
- "The 25 cm XIPS© Life Test and Post-Test Analysis" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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