The BHT-600 from Busek is a Spacecraft Thruster that is suited for ESPA-class spacecraft. This Hall Effect thruster has a nominal thrust of 39 mN and a specific impulse of 1300-1500 sec. It is compatible with propellants such as Xenon, Krypton, and Iodine and has a throttle range of 300-800 W. The thruster has a demonstrated impulse of 1.0 MN-s and a discharge power of 600 W. It features flight-proven heritage components such as cathodes, PPUs, and feed systems and is available as a direct mount, with 1-axis gimballing, or 2-axis gimballing. The thruster has a mass of 2.6 Kg and a cathode mass of 0.2 Kg. It is ideal as primary propulsion for small satellites.
