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Summary
The Rafael Ltd Israeli Hall-Effect Thruster IHET-300 is a hall effect thruster operating on Xenon as propellant suitable for small and microsatellite. The IHET-300 thruster is part of the Electric Propulsion System (EPS) on Venus program.
The thruster emits ionized electron from the cathode which is then accelerated by the high electric field as plasma. The thruster’s operational anode power may utilize the instantaneous available power from the satellite.
Key features
- Xenon as propellant
- Suitable for small and microsatellite.
Flight heritage
The system has achieved flight heritage with Electric Propulsion System (EPS) on Venus program.
Manufacturing
Production, testing and inspection facilities:
- Clean rooms (more than 1000 m²)
- Clean Room Component Level
- Clean Room PS-AIT
- Metal Technology Center
- CAD/CAM, CNC machining
- Electro-Erosion
- Forming, hydro-spinning, deep hot and cold-drawing
- Surface treatment, heat treatment
- Welding (EBW, GTAW, GMAW, plasma), brazing
- Cutting, bending and flaring of titanium tubes
- Hot Firing test facility which includes 5 Firing Chambers
- Chambers for 1÷10 N class thrusters
- Chamber for high-trust thrusters and/or system tests
- Chamber for Hall effect thruster & EP system firing
- Ground support equipment for testing components and systems
- GSE propulsion systems electrical tester
Testing & qualification
Rafael Quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D. The quality policy of Rafael is derived from the common space quality standards, especially from ESA. Rafael ensures 100% inspection on the space products from the raw materials used to final integration. ERP integrated quality system enables full traceability from raw material to the delivered item.
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Last updated: 2024-02-05
Israeli Hall-Effect Thruster (IHET-300)
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