PPS-1350

PPS-1350

PPS-1350

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PPS-1350 is a Hall-effect thruster, a kind of ion propulsion system for spacecraft. It was used in the SMART-1 mission to the moon and one geostationary satellites: Inmarsat-4A F4.[1][2]

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It creates a stream of electrically charged xenon ions accelerated by an electric field and confined by a magnetic field.[3] The PPS-1350 is built by Snecma, a French aerospace firm, in cooperation with Fakel, who designed the SPT-100, on which the PPS 1350 is based.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "Alphasat (Inmarsat-4A F4)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    "PPS-1350 STATIONARY PLASMA THRUSTER" (PDF). Snecma. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. [4]
    "PPS1350 web page". Safran Aircraft Engines. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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