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- Title
Performance Characteristics of Turkey's First 1,5 kW Hall Thruster Electric Propulsion System.
- Authors
ULUŞEN, Demet; AYDIN, Banu Ç.; YURTTAŞ, Yusuf; ÇAL, Barış; TSYBULNYK, Andrii; NEUGODNIKOV, Sergii; CHERKUN, Oleksii; GÜLLÜ, Seda
- Abstract
Due to significant advantages and successful applications, electric propulsion has become a key technology for both scientific and commercial space missions. Nowadays, almost every satellite is equipped with an electrical propulsion subsystem for the purposes of orbit transfer, orbit correction, collision avoidance, and performing stating-keeping maneuvers. Considering these advances in space propulsion technology, TUBITAK UZAY initiated a project to establish an electric propulsion test facility and develop a Hall thruster propulsion system (HALE Project). In the scope of the project, Turkey's first qualification test model electric propulsion system has been developed in Turkey's very first electric propulsion laboratory. The facility has all necessary equipment to test Hall Thruster systems up to 5 kW power. The developed Hall thruster propulsion system is optimized to be operated at 1350 W providing minimum 75 mN thrust and 1500 s specific impulse. The paper summarizes all related R&D activities and presents performance of the developed equipment.
- Subjects
TURKEY; PROPULSION systems; SPACE flight propulsion systems; TRADE missions; ELECTRIC testing; ASTRONAUTICS; ELECTRIC propulsion
- Publication
Journal of Aeronautics & Space Technologies / Havacilik ve Uzay Teknolojileri Dergisi, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 2, p155
- ISSN
1304-0448
- Publication type
Article