JAXA μ10 family
JAXA/ISAS's microwave-discharge xenon ion-engine family flown by Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 and continuing into later deep-space development. The flight-proven baseline μ10 produces 8 mN at 350 W with 3,200 s specific impulse; later configurations such as μ10HIsp remain part of the family context rather than being flattened into this baseline point.
Identity
- Aliases
- μ10µ10Mu 10Mu10
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- electric-thruster
- Name
- JAXA μ10 family
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- JAXA/ISAS's microwave-discharge xenon ion-engine family flown by Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 and continuing into later deep-space development. The flight-proven baseline μ10 produces 8 mN at 350 W with 3,200 s specific impulse; later configurations such as μ10HIsp remain part of the family context rather than being flattened into this baseline point.
- Developers
- Electric Specs
- Thrust NMax
- 0.012
- Thrust NMin
- 0.008
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- xenon
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:19:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 15:00:18 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the μ10 identity, JAXA/ISAS development, microwave-discharge architecture, xenon propellant, and Hayabusa flight heritage.
- Publisher
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Title
- Ion Engines Aboard HAYABUSA Is Very Smooth
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the improved Hayabusa2 μ10 configuration and its 10 mN per-engine maximum thrust.
- Publisher
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Title
- Overview of Hayabusa2 major onboard instruments
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports continuing μ10-family development for DESTINY+, its roughly 1.5-times-Hayabusa thrust level, and μ10HIsp rather than treating the engine as a Hayabusa-only historical model.
- Publisher
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Title
- Research and Development of Space Propulsion System from Earth to Space and Beyond
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-22
- Note
- The peer-reviewed Hayabusa flight report documents the baseline single μ10 at 350 W electrical power, 8 mN thrust, and 3,200 s specific impulse; this is retained as a baseline description rather than replacing the broader family thrust range.
- Publisher
- Journal of Space Technology and Science
- Title
- Deep Space Flight of Microwave Discharge Ion Engines onboard Hayabusa