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Specifications
Form factor
Wet mass
System power
Specific impulse
Total impulse
Propellant
Satellite class
Communication interface
Power interface
Cathodes
Ignition cycles
4U
6 kg
100 W
~700 s
~15 kNs
Xe
12U - 150 kg
Redundant CAN
25 - 36 V unregulated
2 x MUSIC HC
Up to 1,600
Developmental Heritage
2022 | Integrated and launched
First Hall thruster aboard a 3U nanosatellite
A early version of MUSIC deployed aboard a 3U satellite - the first Hall thruster ever flown on a spacecraft this small. Qualified for major commercial launch vehicles
2023 | Integrated and launched
MUSIC as part of a multimodal propulsion engine on a 12U satellite
Flew alongside four resistojets sharing a common xenon tank, enabling four-degree-of-freedom attitude and orbital control capability on a cubesat platform
2024 | Delivered and environmentally qualified
Dual MUSIC system qualified for a 180 kg microsatellite platform
Full-redundancy dual-thruster system delivered and qualified for VLEO optical imaging operations
Mid 2027 | In development
Four-unit cluster for a 85 kg microsatellite to high-altitude orbit
Total impulse of approximately 150 kNs. Environmental testing targeted for completion by end of 2026
2028 | In development
MUSIC 4U COTS system operational in VLEO
Second-generation 4U COTS product deployed operationally in very-low-Earth-orbit aboard a 16U satellite platform
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