Mars Global Surveyor twelve 4.45 N hydrazine reaction thrusters
Mars Global Surveyor used four reaction-engine modules containing three 4.45 N hydrazine thrusters each. The thruster complement supported smaller trajectory corrections, attitude control during main-engine burns, roll control, and momentum management.
Identity
- Aliases
- MGS reaction engine modulesMars Global Surveyor 4.45 N thrustersMars Global Surveyor attitude-control thrusters
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- integrated-system
- Kind
- chemical-thruster
- Name
- Mars Global Surveyor twelve 4.45 N hydrazine reaction thrusters
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Mars Global Surveyor used four reaction-engine modules containing three 4.45 N hydrazine thrusters each. The thruster complement supported smaller trajectory corrections, attitude control during main-engine burns, roll control, and momentum management.
- Propellants
- hydrazine
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- Creation Time
- September 8, 2026 at 09:35:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 8, 2026 at 09:35:43 UTC
Other
- Search Name
- Mars Global Surveyor twelve 4.45 N hydrazine reaction thrusters MGS reaction engine modules Mars Global Surveyor 4.45 N thrusters Mars Global Surveyor attitude-control thrusters
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- NASA Planetary Data System identifies four reaction-engine modules with three 4.45 N thrusters each, including aft-facing and roll-control thrusters, redundant strings, smaller trajectory corrections, attitude control during main-engine burns, and momentum management.
- Publisher
- NASA Planetary Data System
- Title
- Mars Global Surveyor Science Sampler Data Set Collection
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- NASA documents the spacecraft propulsion innovations that reduced propellant use during long-duration Mars operations, including early use of small thrusters for reaction-wheel management.
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- Mars Global Surveyor Technology