Aerojet Rocketdyne BPT-4000/XR-5 family
Aerojet's flight-qualified xenon Hall-thruster family, originally named BPT-4000 and later marketed as XR-5.
Identity
- Aliases
- BPT-4000XR-5XR5Aerojet BPT-4000
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- electric-thruster
- Name
- Aerojet Rocketdyne BPT-4000/XR-5 family
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Aerojet's flight-qualified xenon Hall-thruster family, originally named BPT-4000 and later marketed as XR-5.
- Developers
- Electric Specs
- Input Power Kw Max
- 4.5
- Input Power Kw Min
- 1
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- xenon
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:19:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:19:46 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the BPT-4000/XR-5 rename, 4.5 kW commercial family, T5 flight history, and T5 performance envelope.
- Publisher
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Title
- State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology: In-Space Propulsion
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports BPT-4000 qualification, Aerojet/JPL/NASA development work, xenon service, and operation from 1 to 4.5 kW.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Life and Operating Range Extension of the BPT-4000 Qualification Model Hall Thruster