Pale Blue PBR-20 is a miniaturized water vapor propulsion system in a 1U form factor. It is a fully integrated system that incorporates thruster head, fluidics, electronics and propellant tank, and is clusterable to meet a wide range of spacecraft sizes.
The PBR-20 uses water as propellant and does not require a high-pressure storage. The propellant is preloaded to the tank prior to delivery from factory so that satellite integrators would not have to deal with complex fueling work.
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Power | 20 W | Thrust | 1.0 mN | Total Impulse | > 220 Ns |
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Wet Mass | < 1.5 kg | Envelope | 1 U | Comm. IF | RS-422 UART |