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The BHT-1500 from Busek can use xenon, krypton, or iodine as propellant.
The BHT-1500 from Busek has a discharge power of 1500 W, a throttle range of 1000-2700 W, a device mass of 6.3 kg, and a cathode mass of 0.3 kg.
Busek of Natick, Massachusetts received $3,400,000 to develop a High Total Impulse BET-MAX System for small-sat deorbiting using a non-toxic propellant and autonomous de-orbit functionality.
Busek increased its thruster production after Western sanctions prevented OneWeb from buying Fakel thrusters.
The on-orbit commissioning of Busek BHT-350 thrusters on 80 OneWeb satellites was completed earlier 2023.
Busek is producing 6-kilowatt Hall-effect thrusters for the NASA lunar Gateway Power and Propulsion Element being built by Maxar Technologies.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites purchased thrusters from Russia-based EDB Fakel and Busek prior to the war in Ukraine.
More than 100 Busek BHT-350 Hall-effect thrusters are operating in orbit on OneWeb communications satellites.
The Busek BHT-350 thrusters on OneWeb satellites are performing electric orbit-raising, collision avoidance, and station-keeping for the constellation.
Busek designates ASCENT as the default green monopropellant, which has 10% higher specific impulse and 45% greater density than hydrazine.
Busek built the first U.S. Hall thruster to fly in space.
Busek's Green Monopropellant Thrusters use a patented monolithic catalyst and are available in sizes ranging from 0.1 N to 22 N class.
Busek operates over 33,000 square feet of engineering, laboratory, product assembly, and testing facility space across two locations.
Busek operates the world’s lowest-noise thrust stand with noise levels below 0.1 µN/rt-Hz in the 1 mHz to 100 mHz bandwidth.
Busek's flight heritage includes products developed for AFRL TacSat-2, USAFA FalconSat-3, FalconSat-5, and NASA/ESA LISA Pathfinder.
Busek develops and manufactures high-performance in-space thrusters, sensors, and subsystems.
Busek introduced the BHT-1500, a 2kW-class Hall Effect thruster for geostationary orbit satellites.
Busek performed krypton propellant testing of the BHT-1500 at its T8 facility to determine performance and operating efficiency.
Busek developed and deployed the first electrospray thruster in space.
Busek develops Hall-effect thrusters designed to balance high specific impulse with excellent thrust-to-power.