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BIPROPELLANT ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM THRUSTERS

Áõ«hÊ״δóÕ½ºÚÈËis a world leader in bipropellant thrusterÌýofferings for commercial, defense, and spaceÌýexploration missions. Our family of thrustersÌýcombines a high performance injector designÌýwith high temperature materials in order toÌýprovide industry leading performance in bothÌýsteady-state and pulse mode operation.

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Overview

Our 5 lbf thrusters are designed with a highÌýtemperature Platinum/Rhodium chamber.ÌýÁõ«hÊ״δóÕ½ºÚÈËalso offers a new 25 lbf thrust class,Ìýwhich leverages Moog’s experience designing high performance bipropellantÌýengines. Áõ«hÊ״δóÕ½ºÚÈËattitude control system (ACS) engines have been the industryÌýstandard with more than 2,000 delivered.

5 lbf ACS Engines

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Model Family DST-11H DST-12 DST-13/E 5 lbf Columbium
Propellant Hydrazine/MON MMH/MON MMH/MON MMH/MON
Nominal Steady State Thrust 5 lbf (22N) 5 lbf (22N) 5 lbf (22N) / 6.2 lbf (27.5) 5 lbf (22N)
Feed Pressure Range 80 – 400 psia (5.5 – 27.6 bar)Ìý 60 – 400 psia (4.1 - 27.6 bar) 80 – 400 psia (5.5 - 27.6 bar) 39 - 320 psia (2.8 - 22.1 bar)
Nozzle Expansion 300:1 300:1 300:1 150:1/300:1
Nominal Mixture Ratio 0.85 1.61 1.65 / 1.62 1.61/1.65
Valve Solenoid Latching Torque Motor Solenoid Latching Torque Motor or SolenoidÌý
Valve Power

41 watts max

(2 coils wired in series)Ìý

6 watts max (Latch)

7 watts max (primary)

9 watts max (secondary)

41 watts max

(2 coils wired in series)

6 watts max (Latch)

7 watts max (primary)

9 watts max (secondary) (Torque Motor)

15.6 watts max (solenoid)Ìý

Mass 1.7 lbm (0.77 kg) 1.4 lbm (0.64 kg)Ìý 1.5 lbm (0.68 kg)Ìý 1.4 – 2.0 lbm (0.64 – 0.91 kg)
Length 10.3 in (262 mm) 9.6 in (244 mm) 10.4 in (264 mm) 9.7-13.5 in (248 - 343 mm)
Chamber Material Platinum/Rhodium Alloy Platinum/Rhodium Alloy Platinum/Rhodium Alloy C-103
Minimum Specific Impulse 307 sec 297 sec 297 sec 284 sec/288 sec
Throughput 2019 lbm

1402 lbm (uncoated)

2342 lbm (coated)

1404 lbm/2169 lbm 1600 lbm
Highlights

DST-11H provides highest

performance available in a hydrazine/

MON ACS Thruster

DST-12/13 Provides highest performance available in MMH/MON ACS Thruster

Engine has been in production

for more than 30 years, with

> 2000 delivered and flown

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25 lbf Engines

25lbf

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Product Line

25 lbf MMH

(Monomethylhydrazine)

25 lbf Hydrazine

(N2H4)

Propellants (Ox / Fuel) NTO / MMH

NTO / N2H4

Thrust @ Feed PressureÌý 25 lbf @ 230 psia 25 lbf @ 250 psia
Specific Impulse

~ 306 sec

(Nominal)

~ 311 sec

(Nominal)

Nozzle Area Ratio 300:1 300:1
Mixture Ratio 1.62 0.85
Valve Type

Latch/Thruster

Redundant Torque Motor

Latch/Thruster

Redundant Torque Motor

Nozzle Material

Pt / Rh (Chamber)

Inconel 625 Nozzle

Pt / Rh (Chamber)

Inconel 625 Nozzle

Qualification Status Qualification Development

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