QinetiQ T5
The 10 cm British gridded-ion thruster flown by the ESA GOCE mission for continuous atmospheric-drag compensation.
Identity
- Aliases
- T5 ion thrusterT5 gridded ion thruster
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- electric-thruster
- Name
- QinetiQ T5
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- The 10 cm British gridded-ion thruster flown by the ESA GOCE mission for continuous atmospheric-drag compensation.
- Dry Mass Kg
- 2
- Electric Specs
- Input Power Kw Max
- 0.6
- Specific Impulse SMax
- 3,000
- Thrust NMax
- 0.02
- First Flight Date
- 2009-03
- Propellants
- xenon
- Retirement Date
- 2013-10
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:04:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:04:48 UTC
Other
- Diameter M
- 0.1
- Sources
- Note
- Supports the T5 flight history, 4.5 kW commercial family context, and T5 performance envelope.
- Publisher
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Title
- State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology: In-Space Propulsion
- Note
- Supports QinetiQ/RAE/DERA T5 heritage, xenon propellant, GOCE flight use, and the distinct T6 scale-up.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- Electric blue thrusters propelling BepiColombo to Mercury