Attitude Motion of Cylindrical Space Debris during Its Removal by Ion Beam

Table 3

Parameters of existing thrusters [15].

Parameter	SPT100	T100
Thrust	84.9 mN	82.4 mN
Discharge voltage	300 V	300 V
Discharge current	4.5 A	4.5 A
Power	1350 W	1390 W
Anode flow rate	4.99 mg/s	4.93 mg/s
Cathode flow rate	0.38 mg/s	0.41 mg/s
Specific impulse	1610 s	1570 s
Thrust efficiency	49.7%	47.1%