Safran PPS-5000 Hall thruster
Safran's PPS-5000 is a dual-mode xenon Hall-effect thruster designed for all-electric satellite orbit raising and station keeping. Safran's product data gives 2.5-5 kW, 150-300 mN, and 1,730-2,000 s; Safran records full qualification in 2021 and a 2021 maiden flight, while its current product page identifies the thruster as produced and qualified without requiring an unverified specific vehicle-family relationship here.
Identity
- Aliases
- PPS®5000PPS5000PPS-5000
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- electric-thruster
- Name
- Safran PPS-5000 Hall thruster
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Safran's PPS-5000 is a dual-mode xenon Hall-effect thruster designed for all-electric satellite orbit raising and station keeping. Safran's product data gives 2.5-5 kW, 150-300 mN, and 1,730-2,000 s; Safran records full qualification in 2021 and a 2021 maiden flight, while its current product page identifies the thruster as produced and qualified without requiring an unverified specific vehicle-family relationship here.
- Electric Specs
- Input Power Kw Max
- 5
- Input Power Kw Min
- 2.5
- Specific Impulse SMax
- 2,000
- Specific Impulse SMin
- 1,730
- Thrust NMax
- 0.3
- Thrust NMin
- 0.15
- Propellants
- xenon
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:05:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:05:20 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran's current product page identifies PPS®5000 as a produced Hall-effect thruster for all-electric satellites, with stable operation from 2,500 to 5,000 W, about 20,000 hours lifespan, and full qualification in 2021.
- Publisher
- Safran Spacecraft Propulsion
- Title
- PPS®5000, Hall Effect Thruster
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran's product brochure specifies xenon fuel, 2,500-5,000 W nominal power, 150-300 mN thrust, and 1,730-2,000 s specific impulse, and identifies Eurostar Neo, Spacebus Neo, and Boeing orbit-raising applications.
- Publisher
- Safran Spacecraft Propulsion
- Title
- Spacecraft Propulsion — PPS®5000
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran records PPS®5000 full qualification in June 2021, a maiden flight on SYRACUSE IV in October 2021, and orders for 88 thrusters with 44 delivered as of the release.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Safran PPS®5000 plasma thruster chosen for new Galileo satellites
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran's Boeing program release identifies a 5 kW PPS®5000, a three-thruster simultaneous Hall cluster for orbit raising, and initial delivery plans, establishing an application boundary without creating a vehicle-family relationship here.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Boeing selects Safran PPS®5000 electric thruster for use on a commercial satellite