Busek BHT-200-I iodine Hall thruster
Busek's BHT-200-I is a 200 W-class iodine-compatible Hall thruster development variant, distinct from xenon BHT-200 hardware by its iodine-feed and material-compatibility boundary.
Identity
- Aliases
- BHT-200-IBHT-200 iodine variant
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- electric-thruster
- Name
- Busek BHT-200-I iodine Hall thruster
- Status
- development
Details
- Description
- Busek's BHT-200-I is a 200 W-class iodine-compatible Hall thruster development variant, distinct from xenon BHT-200 hardware by its iodine-feed and material-compatibility boundary.
- Electric Specs
- Input Power Kw Max
- 0.2
- Propellants
- iodine
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170003035
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:50:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:50:17 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA Glenn's iodine-propulsion overview identifies Busek BHT-200-I as a 200 W iodine-compatible Hall-thruster system undergoing qualification work.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Overview of Iodine Propellant Hall Thruster Development Activities at NASA Glenn Research Center
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA's iSAT propulsion-system paper documents a Busek BHT-200 modified for chemical compatibility with iodine vapor, supporting the variant hardware boundary.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Propulsion System Testing for the Iodine Satellite (iSAT) Demonstration Mission