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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.
The on-orbit commissioning of Busek BHT-350 thrusters on 80 OneWeb satellites was completed earlier 2023.
The Busek BHT-350 thrusters on OneWeb satellites are performing electric orbit-raising, collision avoidance, and station-keeping for the constellation.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites purchased thrusters from Russia-based EDB Fakel and Busek prior to the war in Ukraine.
Busek increased its thruster production after Western sanctions prevented OneWeb from buying Fakel thrusters.
Busek is producing 6-kilowatt Hall-effect thrusters for the NASA lunar Gateway Power and Propulsion Element being built by Maxar Technologies.
More than 100 Busek BHT-350 Hall-effect thrusters are operating in orbit on OneWeb communications satellites.
Busek operates over 33,000 square feet of engineering, laboratory, product assembly, and testing facility space across two locations.
Busek built the first U.S. Hall thruster to fly in space.
Busek develops and manufactures high-performance in-space thrusters, sensors, and subsystems.
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 designates ASCENT as the default green monopropellant, which has 10% higher specific impulse and 45% greater density than hydrazine.
Busek's flight heritage includes products developed for AFRL TacSat-2, USAFA FalconSat-3, FalconSat-5, and NASA/ESA LISA Pathfinder.
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 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’s flight heritage began in 2006 with a 200 W Hall thruster on TacSat-2.