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MUSIC Electric Propulsion System
Multi-stage Hall thruster
Multi-mode operation
Instant ignition option possible
Modular design
High thrust-to-power ratio

MUSIC Electric Propulsion System offers a modular architecture that allows for the widest dynamic range of thrust and specific impulse for such a system available on the market today. With three modes of operation, MUSIC can provide a thrust raging from as low as 0.1 mN to as high as 3 mN, with a total impulse up to 15 kNs within a 4U form factor.   

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Self-ignition Mode
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Hot Mode
Dual Mode/ Fault-tolerant
  • Instant ignition
  • No "hot stand-by" required
  • Technology in orbit as of January 2022
  • With hollow cathode
  • High thrust and specific impulse
  • Technology in orbit as of July 2023
  • Self-ignition and hot modes combined
  • Wide range of thrust and specific impulse
  • Self-ignition mode for redundancy

Form factor

 

Power

Thrust

Specific impulse

Total impulse

Wet mass

Fuel

Satellite class

1.5U

 

< 20 W 

Up to 0.25 mN

Up to 200 s

1 kNs*

2 kg

 

Xe/Kr gas

Nanosatellites

4U

 

< 100 W 

~3 mN

~1000 s

15 kNs*

5 kg

 

Xe/Kr gas

Microsatellites

4U

 

< 100 W

0.1 to 3 mN

200 to 1000 s

15 kNs*

5 kg

 

Xe/Kr gas

Microsatellites

*With Xe (configurable).

The self-ignition mode provides unprecedented low-power consumption and instant ignition (without "hot stand-by") for a Hall thruster. Aliena deployed the record-breaking technology on a 3U nanosatellite in January 2022

 

Our low-current hollow cathode technology allows for reliable high thrust/high specific impulse operation at sub-100 W in hot mode. MUSIC-HM was deployed in space on a 12U satellite in July 2023

 

The dual mode operation, which integrates both the self-ignition technology and the hollow cathode, makes MUSIC the Hall thruster with the widest dynamic thrust range and a fault tolerant system that can ignite on demand.        ​

Versatile system for multi-mission flexibility
Space Heritage (2022)
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