Sert-I Cesium
Engine · USA
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Hughes electric/cesium rocket engine. In Development, 1962-1964. 8 cm diameter cesium contact ion engine was designed to operate at 0.6 kW.
The cesium flow was controlled by a boiler and the porous tungsten ionizer electrode. Beam power supply voltage was 4500 V.
Electrical Input Power: 0.60 kW.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Scout X-4
- Propellants
- Electric/Cesium
- Agency
- Hughes