Delivery • 12 months
AURA-X
Fuel efficient xenon ion propulsion for satellites of 150 to 500 kg, flying long duration LEO, servicing and deep space missions.
- Lead Time
- 12 months
- Thrust
- 5 – 20 mN, throttleable in steps of <0.5 mN
- Specific Impulse
- 2,000 – 4,000 s
- System Input Power
- 200 – 750 W
- System Dry mass
- 11 kg (Thruster, Cathode, RFG, PPU, Flow Control)
- Total Impulse
- ≥ 200 kN·s qualification; 1 MN·s by design
- Qualification
- Under ESA Qualification
Compact System • 7 kg
AURA-MINI
The full propulsion pack (thruster, cathode, RFG, PPU and flow control) in a single 7 kg package, for smallsats flying long duration missions.
- Thrust
- 2 – 7 mN, throttleable in steps of <0.5 mN
- Specific Impulse
- 800 – 3,500 s
- System Input Power
- 100 – 350 W
- System Dry Mass
- 7 kg (Thruster, Cathode, RFG, PPU, Flow Control)
- Total Impulse
- ≥ 200 kN·s
Air-Breathing • Dual Mode
AURA-RAM
Air-breathing electric propulsion built for missions in atmosphere-dense conditions, such as very low orbits around Earth, Mars, or Venus. It can operate in two modes: using atmospheric particles in air-breathing mode and stored propellant such as xenon.
- Operating Regime
- Atmosphere dense orbits: 180 – 250 km at Earth; low orbits at Mars and Venus
- Thrust (Air)
- 2 – 13 mN, throttleable in steps of <0.5 mN
- Specific Impulse (Air)
- Up to 8,000 s, demonstrated
- System Input Power (Air)
- 400 – 1500 W
- Thrust (Xenon)
- 5 – 20 mN, throttleable in steps of <0.5 mN
- Specific Impulse (Xenon)
- 2,000 – 4,000 s
- System Input Power (Xenon)
- 200 – 750 W
- System Dry Mass
- 25 kg
- Qualification
- Vibration-tested to GSFC-STD-7000A qualification levels
