Thrusters

Rubicon’s line of low-toxicity “green” thrusters offer unprecedented performance with monopropellant simplicity. Our thrusters use ASCENT, a safe, long-term storable, low toxicity propellant developed by AFRL and NASA.

0.1N HT Thruster

1N LT Thruster

1N HT Thruster

5N LT Thruster

5N HT Thruster

110N LT Thruster

Thruster Comparison Chart

ATTRIBUTE 0.1N HT 1N LT 1N HT 5N LT 5N HT 110N LT
TRL 8 6 6 6  6  4
PMI F E E E E D
Thrust Range 0.03 - .15 N 0.2 – 1.1 N 0.2 – 1.1 N 1 – 6 N 1 – 6 N 50 - 110 N
Specific Impulse > 220s > 250s > 250s > 250s > 250s > 250s
Heater Power < 9 W < 20 W < 20 W  < 35 W < 35 W < 200 W
Total Impulse > 6,000 Ns > 5,000 Ns > 50,000 Ns > 12,500 Ns > 125,000 Ns TBD
MIB < 1.6 mNs < 0.02 Ns < 0.02 Ns < 0.7 Ns < 0.7 Ns TBD
Mass (w/o valve) < 60 g < 180 g < 180 g < 250 g < 300 g < 3 kg