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BHT-600 LEO to GEO Electric Propulsion System Shipped

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Tom Patton
Feb 25, 2021
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The first BHT-600 modular propulsion Hall thruster with the capability of raising small satellites from low earth orbit (LEO) to geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and beyond has been shipped by Busek to an unnamed customer. The BHT-600 Hall effect thruster system is the first to offer such capability, according to the company.

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