EXPERT: PRE-DEVELOPMENT OF 20 KW HET (HALL EFFECT THRUSTER) FOR CISLUNAR SPACE
6, October 2017

ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO9034
Open Date: 06/10/2017
Closing Date: 17/11/2017 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 17.1MS.04
Prog. Ref.: ExPeRT DSH
Budget Ref.: E/0116-21M – ExPeRT DSH
Special Prov.: BE+CH+CZ+DE+DK+ES+FR+GB+GR+IE+IT+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE+CA
Tender Type: C
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Products: Orbital Transportation & Re-entry Systems / Propulsion and Reboost / Chemical Propulsion Engineering SW / SW for electric propulsion design, analysis, simulation, etc.
Techology Domains: Propulsion / Electric Propulsion Technologies / Electrostatic Systems
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Human Sp. & Robotic Exp.
Department: ISS Programme and Exploration Department
Division: Development and Future Projects Division
Contract Officer: Cattaneo, Francesco
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 06/10/2017
Update Reason: Tender issue

The objectives of this procurement are to design, assemble, and validate by tests a low-erosion Hall-effect thruster prototype capable of operating at nominal performance between 15 and 25 kW of discharge power with its associated redundant cathodes for high total impulse missions.

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