Busek BHT-200-I iodine Hall thruster
Busek's BHT-200-I is the iodine-compatible 200 W-class modification of the BHT-200, with material and propellant-feed changes for iodine operation. NASA's current survey lists approximately 14 mN thrust, 1,390 s specific impulse, 250 W power, and 1.2 kg mass; dedicated NASA testing reports 13.5 mN and 1,350 s at 200 W. The record remains development-stage and does not infer a separate spacecraft installation.
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 the iodine-compatible 200 W-class modification of the BHT-200, with material and propellant-feed changes for iodine operation. NASA's current survey lists approximately 14 mN thrust, 1,390 s specific impulse, 250 W power, and 1.2 kg mass; dedicated NASA testing reports 13.5 mN and 1,350 s at 200 W. The record remains development-stage and does not infer a separate spacecraft installation.
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- Electric Specs
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- Specific Impulse Max
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- Thrust Max
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- 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 22, 2026 at 09:45:57 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
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-22
- Note
- NASA's current propulsion survey lists BHT-200-I at approximately 14 mN thrust, 1,390 s specific impulse, 1.2 kg mass, and 250 W thruster power, with iodine propellant.
- Publisher
- NASA Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute
- Title
- State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology — In-Space Propulsion
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-22
- Note
- NASA testing describes the BHT-200-I as a BHT-200 modified for iodine compatibility and reports 13.5 mN thrust, 1,350 s anode specific impulse, and 200 W input power.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Iodine Satellite (iSAT) BHT-200-I propulsion performance