A 2000 HOURS LIFETI:ME TEST RESULTS OF 1.3 kW T-100 ELECTRIC THRUSTER

The results of wear testing of stationary plasma Hall-type engine (SPHE) with 1.3 kWe input power and T- 00 index are reported. The duration of wear testing was 2000 hours long with more than 200 on-off cycles. The testing of T-100 has shown it's high reliability and slability of it's characteristics, and has confirmed the expectation of running more than 8000 hours endurance.