magnetoplasmadynamic thruster

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:electric_propulsion_device
gptkbp:advantage	high thrust-to-weight ratio electrode erosion high exhaust velocity requires high power
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	MPD thruster
gptkbp:application	deep space missions satellite station-keeping interplanetary propulsion
gptkbp:canUsePropellant	gptkb:argon gptkb:xenon hydrogen lithium
gptkbp:category	gptkb:satellite electric propulsion plasma propulsion
gptkbp:developedBy	1960s researchers in the United States researchers in the Soviet Union
gptkbp:firstTestMatch	1960s
gptkbp:hasComponent	gptkb:battery anode cathode magnetic field generator
gptkbp:notableMission	Japanese Space Flyer Unit NASA 2001 Deep Space Test
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Lorentz_force
gptkbp:produces	ionized plasma jet
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Hall-effect_thruster
gptkbp:requires	vacuum environment
gptkbp:testedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:Space_Shuttle gptkb:JAXA Japanese satellites
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:plasma magnetic fields electric currents
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hall_effect_thruster
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	magnetoplasmadynamic thruster