Northrop Grumman NGHT-1X
Northrop Grumman NGHT-1X is a development-stage xenon Hall-effect electric thruster developed with NASA Glenn-licensed sub-kilowatt technology for the Mission Extension Pod (MEP). NASA's survey lists 55 mN nominal thrust, 1,700 s specific impulse, more than 2 MN-s total impulse, 3.1 kg mass, and 900 W thruster power; NASA Glenn describes 650-1,100 W nominal PPU input and 1,500-1,700 s specific impulse. No flight installation is asserted in this propulsion record.
Identity
- Aliases
- NGHT-1XNorthrop Grumman NGHT-1XNGHT 1X Hall thruster
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- electric-thruster
- Name
- Northrop Grumman NGHT-1X
- Status
- development
Details
- Description
- Northrop Grumman NGHT-1X is a development-stage xenon Hall-effect electric thruster developed with NASA Glenn-licensed sub-kilowatt technology for the Mission Extension Pod (MEP). NASA's survey lists 55 mN nominal thrust, 1,700 s specific impulse, more than 2 MN-s total impulse, 3.1 kg mass, and 900 W thruster power; NASA Glenn describes 650-1,100 W nominal PPU input and 1,500-1,700 s specific impulse. No flight installation is asserted in this propulsion record.
- Developers
- Dry Mass Kg
- 3.1
- Electric Specs
- Input Power Kw Max
- 1.1
- Input Power Kw Min
- 0.65
- Specific Impulse SMax
- 1,700
- Specific Impulse SMin
- 1,500
- Thrust NMax
- 0.055
- Thrust NMin
- 0.055
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- xenon
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 03:38:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 09:38:26 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Note
- NASA's current survey lists Northrop Grumman NGHT-1X as a xenon Hall thruster for the Mission Extension Pod, with nominal 55 mN thrust, 1,700 s specific impulse, more than 2,000 kN-s total impulse, 3.1 kg mass, and 900 W thruster power.
- 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 Glenn describes Northrop Grumman's licensed NGHT-1X capability as a 650-1,100 W nominal PPU-input, sub-kilowatt Hall-thruster system with 1,500-1,700 s specific impulse and more than 2 MN-s total impulse.
- Publisher
- NASA Glenn Research Center
- Title
- SmallSat Propulsion Activities