List of spacecraft with electric propulsion

In chronological order, spacecraft are listed equipped with electric space propulsion. This includes both cruise engines and/or thrusters for attitude and orbit control. It is not specified whether the given engine is the sole means of propulsion or whether other types of engine are also used on a spacecraft. The list does not claim to be comprehensive.

Chronological overview

Spacecraft with electric propulsion
Spacecraft name	Launch date	End of life	Thruster type	No.	Model	Propellant			Comment
Program 661A Flight A	18 Dec 1962	18 Dec 1962	Ion engine	1		Cesium	USAF	EOS (Electro-Optical Systems, Inc.)	Suborbital, no operation of on-board ion engine
Kosmos 21	11 Nov 1963	11 Nov 1963	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE		Kurchatov Institute/OKB-1	Launch failure
Zond 1	2 Apr 1964	14 May 1964	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE		Kurchatov Institute/OKB-1	The experimental ion thruster-based attitude control system were tested but found to operate erratically, possibly due to the loss of pressure in the electronics compartment.
SERT 1	20 Jul 1964	20 Jul 1964	Ion engine	1 1		Mercury Cesium	NASA	NASA Hughes	Space Electric Rocket Test, suborbital (31 min), the first demonstration of an ion engine in space - only the mercury engine by NASA was operated
Program 661A Flight B	29 Aug 1964	29 Aug 1964	Ion engine	1		Cesium	USAF	EOS	Suborbital, experimental test (19 min operation)
Zond 2	30 Nov 1964	14 May 1965	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE		Kurchatov Institute/OKB-1	Is widely regarded as the first application of electric propulsion systems in space (70 min of PPT operation)
Program 661A Flight C	21 Dec 1964	21 Dec 1964	Ion engine	1		Cesium	USAF	EOS	Suborbital, experimental test (4 min operation)
Snapshot	3 Apr 1965		Ion engine	1		Cesium	USAF/Army	EOS	Experimental 1 hour operation, SNAP-10A nuclear reactor
Zond 3	18 Jul 1965		Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE			Operation of thruster failed
Yantar-1	13 Oct 1966	13 Oct 1966	Ion engine			Argon			Ballistic flight
Yantar-2	1968	1968	Ion engine			Nitrogen			Ballistic flight
ATS-4	10 Aug 1968		Ion engine	2		Cesium	USAF/NASA	EOS	Experimental 10 hours operation, Satellite Technology Applications
LES-6	26 Sep 1968		Pulsed plasma thruster	4		PTFE	USAF	MIT Lincoln Lab.	Lincoln Experimental Satellite
Yantar-3	1969	1969	Ion engine			Air			Ballistic flight
ATS-5	12 Aug 1969		Ion engine	2		Cesium	USAF/NASA	EOS	Experimental
SERT 2	3 Feb 1970		Ion engine	2		Mercury	NASA	NASA/Westinghouse	(Experimental), worked until 1981 (3781 hours)
Yantar-4	1971	1971	Ion engine			Air			Ballistic flight
Meteor 1-10	29 Dec 1971		Hall effect thruster	2	SPT-60	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
L-4SC-3	20 Aug 1974	20 Aug 1974	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	ISAS		Experimental, ballistic launch. Launch failure.
ATS-6	30 May 1974		Ion engine	2		Cesium	NASA	EOS	Experimental 92 hours operation
Meteor-Priroda 1 (Meteor 1-18)	9 Jul 1974		Hall effect thruster	2	SPT-60	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
Kren-1 (Kosmos-728)	18 Apr 1975	18 Apr 1975	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Potassium		NIITP	Ballistic flight
TIP-2	12 Oct 1975		Pulsed plasma thruster	2	TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy	Republic Aviation	Transit Improvement Program (Triad / NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Kren-2 (Kosmos-780)	21 Nov 1975	21 Nov 1975	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Potassium		NIITP	Ballistic flight
Meteor-Priroda 2-1 (Meteor 1-25)	15 May 1976		Hall effect thruster	2	SPT-60	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
TIP-3	1 Sep 1976		Pulsed plasma thruster	2	TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy	Republic Aviation	Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Meteor-Priroda 2-2 (Meteor 1-28)	29 Jun 1977		Hall effect thruster	2	SPT-50	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
Kust-1	7 Dec 1977	7 Dec 1977	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Air			Ballistic flight, Russian acronym of Kubarev, thruster, jet
Kust-2	30 Nov 1978	30 Nov 1978	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Air			Ballistic flight
Astrofizika (Kosmos 1066)	23 Dec 1978		Hall effect thruster	2	SPT-50	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
Kust-3	21 Jan 1979	21 Jan 1979	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Air			Ballistic flight
SCATHA (P78-2)	30 Jan 1979		Ion source	1		Xenon	USAF/NASA	Hughes	Satellite Positive Ion Beam System (SPIBS), No engine in the strict sense
Intelsat-5 F-2	6 Dec 1980		Resistojet			Hydrazine	ITSO/Inmarsat		Communications satellite, and 1984, eight satellites
MS-T4 (Tansei 4)	17 Feb 1980	13 May 1983	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Ammonia	ISAS		Experimental, thruster for spin-up
ETS-4 (Kiku 3)	11 Feb 1981	24 Dec 1984	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	NASDA	AIST	Engineering Test Satellite (experimental)
Nova-1	14 May 1981		Pulsed plasma thruster		TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy		Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Meteor-Priroda 2-4 (Meteor 1-31)	10 Jul 1981		Hall effect thruster	2	SPT-50	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
MDT-2A	7 Dec 1981	7 Dec 1981	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE		SSTC Academia Sinica	Ballistic Missile
Potok 1/Geizer 1 (Kosmos 1366)	17 May 1982		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
ETS-3 (Kiku 4)	3 Sep 1982	8 Mar 1985	Ion engine	2		Mercury	NASDA	MELCO	Engineering Test Satellite (experimental)
Potok 2/Geizer 2 (Kosmos 1540)	2 Mar 1984		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Nova-3	12 Oct 1984		Pulsed plasma thruster		TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy		Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Luch #1 (Kosmos 1700)	25 Oct 1985		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Potok 3/Geizer 3 (Kosmos 1738)	4 Apr 1986		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Plazma-A #1 (Kosmos 1818)	1 Feb 1987		Hall effect thruster	6	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control, Topaz-1 nuclear reactor
Plazma-A #2 (Kosmos 1867)	10 Jul 1987		Hall effect thruster	6	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control, Topaz-1 nuclear reactor
Start-1	7 Aug 1987		Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster		AMPDT	Air			Autonomous MPD Thruster
Start-2	9 Sep 1987		Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster		AMPDT	Argon			Autonomous MPD Thruster
Potok 4/Geizer 5 (Kosmos 1888)	1 Oct 1987		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Luch #2 (Kosmos 1897)	26 Nov 1987		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Nova-2	16 Jun 1988		Pulsed plasma thruster		TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy		Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Potok 5/Geizer 6 (Kosmos 1961)	1 Aug 1988		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Luch #3 (Kosmos 2054)	27 Dec 1989		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Potok 6/Geizer 7 (Kosmos 2085)	18 Jul 1990		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Potok 7/Geizer 8 (Kosmos 2172)	22 Nov 1991		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
EURECA	2 Aug 1992	1 Jul 1993	Ion engine		RIT-10 (RITA)	Xenon	ESA	MBB	240 hours operation
Telstar 401	16 Dec 1993	11 Jan 1997	Arcjet		MR-508	Hydrazine	AT&T	Rocket Research Co.	Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000)
Gals-1	20 Jan 1994		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Communication Satellite
ETS-6 (Kiku 6)	28 Aug 1994	9 Jul 1996	Ion engine		XIES	Xenon	NASDA	Mitsubishi Electric	Experimental, Xenon Ion Engine System
Telstar 402	9 Sep 1994	9 Sep 1994	Arcjet		MR-508	Hydrazine	AT&T	Rocket Research Co.	Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000), exploded shortly after launch
Potok 8/Geizer 9 (Kosmos 2291)	21 Sep 1994		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Ekspress 1	13 Oct 1994		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Luch 4	16 Dec 1994		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Space Flyer Unit (SFU)	18 Mar 1995	13 Jan 1996	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster	1	EPEX	Hydrazine	ISAS/NASDA	ISAS	Electric Propulsion Experiment, 43395 pulses of operation
Potok 9/Geizer 10 (Kosmos 2319)	30 Aug 1995		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Telstar 402R (Telstar 4)	24 Sep 1995	Sep 2003	Arcjet		MR-508	Hydrazine	AT&T	Rocket Research Co.	Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000)
Luch2-1	11 Oct 1995		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Gals-2	17 Nov 1995		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Communication Satellite
Ekspress 2	26 Sep 1996		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon		OKB Fakel
A2100	1997		Arcjet		MR-510		Lockheed/Aerojet		Communication Satellite
PAS 5 (now: Intelsat 5)	28 Aug 1997		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on HS-601HP (first commercial satellite with XIPS)
Kupon-1	12 Nov 1997	Mar 1998	Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon	Bank of Russia	OKB Fakel	Communication Satellite
Galaxy 8i	8 Dec 1997	2004	Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Astra 2A	30 Aug 1998		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	SES	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
STEX (NROL-8)	3 Oct 1998		Hall effect thruster		TAL-D55	Xenon	NRO	TsNIIMash	EPDM (Electric Propulsion Demonstration Module)
Deep Space 1	24 Oct 1998	2001	Ion engine	1	NSTAR	Xenon	NASA	NASA
Satmex 5 (now: Eutelsat 115 West A)	5 Dec 1998		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	Satmex	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; propulsion failed on 27 Jan 2010
PAS 6B (now: Intelsat 6B)	21 Dec 1998		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
ARGOS (P91-1)	23 Feb 1999	31 Jul 2003	Arcjet		ESEX	Ammonia	USAF	Rocket Research Co.	Experimental military satellite, Electric Propulsion Space Experiment
Orion 3	5 May 1999		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	Orion Network Systems	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; injected into wrong orbit
Astra 1H	18 Jun 1999		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	SES	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Yamal 101	6 Sep 1999		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite
Yamal 102	6 Sep 1999		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite
DirecTV 1R	10 Oct 1999		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	DirecTV	Hughes-EDD	Communications satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Ekspress-A 1	27 Oct 1999	27 Oct 1999	Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	Communication satellite, satellite lost during launch
Galaxy 10R	25 Jan 2000	2009	Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; reduced mission time due to malfunction in XIPS
Ekspress-A 2	12 Mar 2000		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	Communication satellite
SESAT 1 (now: Eutelsat 16C)	17 Apr 2000		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	Eutelsat	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite, Ekspress satellite bus by NPO PM
Galaxy 4R	19 Apr 2000	2006	Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; XIPS failed by 2003
Ekspress-A 3	24 Jun 2000		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	Communication satellite
Potok 10/Geizer 12 (Kosmos 2371)	4 Jul 2000		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
MightySat II.1	19 Jul 2000	12 Nov 2002	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	AFRL	USAF/NASA/Olin Aerospace Co.	Experimental satellite
PAS 9 (now: Intelsat 9)	28 Jul 2000		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
AMSAT-Phase 3-D (OSCAR-40)	16 Nov 2000	2004	Arcjet		ATOS	Ammonia	AMSAT	University of Stuttgart, IRS	Arcjet Thruster on OSCAR Satellite, operated in cold gas mode
EO-1	21 Nov 2000	30 Mar 2017	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	NASA	Primex Aerospace	Earth Observing-1, technology demonstrator
PAS 10 (now: Intelsat 10)	15 May 2001		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Astra 2C	16 Jun 2001		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	SES	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes 601HP
Artemis	12 Jul 2001	Nov 2017	Ion engine	4	RIT-10 (RITA) and UK-10(T5)	Xenon	ESA	Astrium	Advanced Relay Technology Mission ESA Artemis satellite using 4 ion engines (2 RIT and 2 UK-10) has paved the way for the use of electric propulsion in telecommunication spacecraft.^[1]
DirecTV 4S	27 Nov 2001		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	DirecTV	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Ekspress-A 1R (Ekspress-A 4)	10 Jun 2002		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100(?), KM-5^[2]	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel(?), Keldysh	Communication satellite
AsiaSat 4	11 Apr 2003		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	AsiaSat	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Hayabusa	9 May 2003	13 Jun 2010	Ion engine	4	μ10	Xenon	JAXA	JAXA/ISAS
SMART-1	28 Sep 2003	3 Sep 2006	Hall effect thruster	1	PPS-1350	Xenon	ESA	Snecma	Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology
Galaxy 13 / Horizons 1	1 Oct 2003		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat/JSAT	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Yamal 201	24 Nov 2003		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel
Yamal 202	24 Nov 2003		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel
Ekspress-AM 1	29 Oct 2004	10 Aug 2013	Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel
AMC 12 (Astra 4A / Star One C12 / now: NSS 10)	3 Feb 2005		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	SES Americom	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3
Ekspress-AM 2	29 Mar 2005		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel
Monitor-E	26 Aug 2005		Hall effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	Roskosmos	OKB Fakel	Earth observation satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
MBSat 1 (ABS 2i / now: ABS 4 (Mobisat))	13 Mar 2004		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	MBCO Sold to: ABS	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
Ekspress-AM 3	29 Oct 2004		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel
AMC 23	29 Dec 2005		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	SES Americom	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3
KazSat-1	18 Jun 2005		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	JSC KazSat	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
ION	26 Jul 2006	26 Jul 2006	Vacuum arc thruster	4	μVAT	Tungsten	UIUC	UIUC	Satellite lost during injection phase
MEASAT-3	11 Dec 2006		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	MEASAT	L-3 ETI	Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
TacSat-2	16 Dec 2006	5 Feb 2011	Hall effect thruster	1	BHT-200	Xenon	USAF	Busek	Microsatellite Propulsion Integration (MPI) Experiment, military applications
ETS-8 (Kiku 8)	18 Dec 2006		Ion engine	4	XIES	Xenon	JAXA	Mitsubishi Electric
FalconSat-3	9 Mar 2007		Pulsed plasma thruster	4	MPACS	PTFE	USAFA	Busek	Experimental Satellite, Micro-Propulsion Attitude Control System
Dawn	27 Sep 2007		Ion engine	3	NSTAR	Xenon	NASA	NASA
Telstar 11N	26 Feb 2009		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	Loral Skynet	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
GOCE	17 Mar 2009	11 Nov 2013	Ion engine	2	T5	Xenon	ESA	QinetiQ
Sirius FM5 (Radiosat 5)	30 Jun 2009		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	Sirius Satellite Radio	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
STSAT-2A	25 Aug 2009	25 Aug 2009	Pulsed plasma thruster				KARI	KAIST/SaTReC	Satellite lost during injection phase
NSS-12	29 Oct 2009		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	SES New Skies	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300
GSAT-4 (Healthsat)	15 Apr 2010	15 Apr 2010	Hall effect thruster	2 2	KM-45 (Unnamed)	Xenon	ISRO	Keldysh ISRO	Launcher failed to reach orbit^[3]^[4]^[5]
STSAT-2B	10 Jun 2010	10 Jun 2010	Pulsed plasma thruster				KARI	KAIST/SaTReC	Satellite lost during injection phase
AEHF-SV-1 (USA-214)	14 Aug 2010		Hall effect thruster	4	BPT-4000 (XR-5)	Xenon	USAF	Aerojet	Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100; mission saved by Hall thruster
FalconSat-5 (USA-221)	20 Nov 2010		Hall effect thruster		BHT-200	Xenon	USAF	Busek	Experimental Satellite
KazSat-2	16 Jul 2011		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	JSC KazSat	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
Fobos-Grunt	9 Nov 2011	15 Jan 2012	Hall effect thruster	3	SPT-140	Xenon	Roskosmos	OKB Fakel	Failed to reach intended trajectory
SES-4	14 Feb 2012		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	SES World Skies	OKB Fakel
AEHF-SV-2 (USA-235)	4 May 2012		Hall effect thruster		BPT-4000 (XR-5)	Xenon	USAF	Aerojet	Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100
SES-5	9 Jul 2012		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	SES World Skies	OKB Fakel
Kanopus-V	22 Jul 2012		Hall effect thruster	2	SPT-50	Xenon	Roskosmos	OKB Fakel	Earth observation satellite
TET-1	22 Jul 2012		Resistojet	1	Aquajet	Water	DLR	Aerospace Innovation	Experimental
PROITERES	9 Sep 2012		Pulsed plasma thruster	4		PTFE	OIT	OIT	Academic satellite, communication loss before propulsion test
Shijian-9A (SJ-9A)	14 Oct 2012		Hall effect thruster Ion engine		HET-40 LIPS-200	Xenon	COSTIND	SISP LIP	Experimental satellite based on CAST-2000
Yamal 402	8 Dec 2012		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on Spacebus-4000C3, satellite failed to reach intended orbit
STRaND-1	25 Feb 2013		Pulsed plasma thruster				SSTL	SSTL	3U Cubesat propulsion demonstration
Alphasat (Inmarsat-4A F4)	25 Jul 2013		Hall effect thruster	4	PPS-1350	Xenon	Inmarsat/ESA	Snecma	Operational
AEHF-SV-3 (USA-246)	18 Sep 2013		Hall effect thruster		BPT-4000 (XR-5)	Xenon	USAF	Aerojet	Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100
CUSat	29 Sep 2013	16 Oct 2013	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	Cornell University	Cornell University University of Washington	Technology demonstration
STSAT-3	21 Nov 2013	Dec 2015	Hall effect thruster	1		Xenon	KARI	KAIST/SaTReC
DubaiSat-2	21 Nov 2013		Hall effect thruster	1		Xenon	MBRSC	Satrec Initiative JAXA (Neutralizer)	Satellite bus based on Satrec Initiative SI-300
Wren	21 Nov 2013		Pulsed plasma thruster	4			StaDoKo	StaDoKo	1U PocketQub propulsion
Ekspress-AM5	26 Dec 2013		Hall effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	EP system used to insert the satellite into GEO. Unclear if EP is also used for station keeping.
KazSat-3	28 Apr 2014		Hall effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	JSC KazSat	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Ekspress 1000 NTA bus
Deimos-2	19 Jun 2014		Hall effect thruster		HEPS	Xenon	Deimos Imaging	Satrec Initiative	Satellite bus based on Satrec Initiative SI-300
Hodoyoshi 4	19 Jun 2014		Ion engine	1	MIPS	Xenon	University of Tokyo/NESTRA	University of Tokyo
MKA-FKI PN2 (Vernov)	8 Jul 2014	Dec 2014	Pulsed plasma thruster		APPT-45-2	PTFE	Russian Academy of Sciences	RIAME	Satellite based on bus Karat; communication loss before thruster operation
Ekspress-AM6 (Eutelsat 53A)	21 Oct 2014		Hall effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	EP system used to insert the satellite into GEO. Unclear if EP is also used for station keeping.
Hayabusa2	3 Dec 2014		Ion engine	4		Xenon	JAXA	JAXA/ISAS
PROCYON	3 Dec 2014		Ion engine	1	I-COUPS	Xenon	JAXA/University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo	PRoximate Object Close flYby with Optical Navigation, experimental >200 h operation
Yamal 401	15 Dec 2014		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on bus Ekspress-2000A
ABS-3A	2 Mar 2015		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	ABS	L-3 ETI	First Boeing 702SP all-electric satellites
Satmex 7 (now: Eutelsat 115 West B)	2 Mar 2015		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	Satmex	L-3 ETI	First Boeing 702SP all-electric satellites
BRICsat-P	20 May 2015		Vacuum arc thruster	4	μCAT		USNA	GW University	Detumbling, spin and a delta-V for a 1.5U cubesat in 500km orbit
AeroCube 8A	20 May 2015		Electrospray Thruster	1	SiEPro	Ionic liquid	The Aerospace Corporation	MIT	1.5 U cubesat
AeroCube 8B	20 May 2015		Electrospray Thruster	1	SiEPro	Ionic liquid	The Aerospace Corporation	MIT	1.5 U cubesat
KaiTuo-1A (XinJiShu YanZheng-2)	19 Sep 2015		Hall effect thruster	1 1	LHT-100 (Unnamed)	Xenon		LIP BICE	Experimental Satellite
Lisa Pathfinder	3 Dec 2015		Electrospray Thruster	8	CMNT	Ionic Liquid Propellant	ESA	Busek	Very precise attitude control
Horyu-4 (AEGIS)	18 Feb 2016		Vacuum arc thruster				KIT	KIT
SES-9	4 Mar 2016		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	SES	L-3 ETI
ABS-2A	15 Jun 2016		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	ABS	L-3 ETI	Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP
Satmex 9 (now: Eutelsat 117 West B)	15 Jun 2016		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	Satmex	L-3 ETI	Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP
Shijian-17 (SJ-17)	3 Nov 2016		Hall effect thruster		LHT-100	Xenon	CAST	LIP
AeroCube 8C	11 Nov 2016		Electrospray Thruster	1	SiEPro	Ionic liquid	The Aerospace Corporation	MIT	1.5 U cubesat
AeroCube 8D	11 Nov 2016		Electrospray Thruster	1	SiEPro	Ionic liquid	The Aerospace Corporation	MIT	1.5 U cubesat
AOBA-VELOX III	9 Dec 2016		Pulsed plasma thruster	1		PTFE	NTU KIT	NTU	2U-Cubesat propulsion, satellite piggyback on HTV-6, deployed from ISS on 16 Jan 2017
Hispasat 36W-1 (SmallGEO)	27 Jan 2017		Hall effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	Hispasat	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on OHB Luxor bus
SES-10	30 Mar 2017		Hall effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	SES	OKB Fakel
Shijian-13 (SJ-13)	12 Apr 2017		Ion engine	4	LIPS-200	Xenon	CAST & ChinaSatcom	LIP	Satellite based on DongFangHong-3B satellite bus
GSAT-9 (South Asian Satellite)	5 May 2017		Hall effect thruster	4	KM-45	Xenon	ISRO	Keldysh	Station-keeping of satellite, including orbit changes ^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
SES-15	18 May 2017		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	SES World Skies	L-3 ETI	Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP
Eutelsat 172B	1 Jun 2017		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-140	Xenon	Eutelsat	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar-3000EOR
PEGASUS	23 Jun 2017		Pulsed plasma thruster	4		PTFE	FH Wiener Neustadt	FH Wiener Neustadt	Cubesat propulsion; part of QB50
Shijian-18	2 Jul 2017	2 Jul 2017	Ion engine		LIPS-300	Xenon		LIP	Launcher failed to reach orbit
VENμS	2 Aug 2017		Hall effect thruster	2	IHET-300	Xenon	ISA CNES	Rafael	Station-keeping, fine attitude control and orbit change
AsiaSat-9	28 Sep 2017		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	AsiaSat	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on Space Systems Loral SSL-1300 bus
SLATS (Tsubame)	23 Dec 2017	2 Oct 2019	Ion engine	1	XIES	Xenon
Flock-3p'	12 Jan 2018		FEEP	1	IFM Nano	Indium	Planet Labs	Enpulsion	First successful IOD of a FEEP thruster on a 3U Cubesat
SES-14	25 Jan 2018		Hall effect thruster		SPT-140	Xenon	SES	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar Neo
SES-12	4 Jun 2018		Hall effect thruster		SPT-140	Xenon	SES	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar Neo
NovaSAR	16 Sep 2018		Resistojet Quad confinement thruster	1 1	QCT-200	Xenon	SSTL/ADS UK	SSTL SSC/SSTL	Satellite based on SSTL-300 bus
BepiColombo	20 Oct 2018		Ion engine	4	T6	Xenon	ESA & JAXA	QinetiQ	Solar Electric Propulsion System (SEPS)
(undisclosed)	2018		FEEP	4	IFM Nano	Indium		Enpulsion
(undisclosed)	2018		FEEP	1	IFM Nano	Indium		Enpulsion
FalconSat-6	3 Dec 2018		Hall effect thruster		BHT-200	Xenon	USAF	Busek	Experimental Satellite
UWE-4	27 Dec 2018		FEEP	4	NanoFEEP	Gallium	Universität Würzburg	Morpheus Space	First IOD of orbit control on a picosatellite using electric propulsion
AOBA-VELOX-IV	18 Jan 2019		Pulsed plasma thruster	4		PTFE	NTU KIT	NTU
Xiaoxiang-1 03	21 Jan 2019		Electrospray thruster				Spacety Aerospace Corp.	206th Institute
(undisclosed)	2019		FEEP	4	IFM Nano	Indium		Enpulsion
PSN-6 (Nusantara Satu)	22 Feb 2019					Xenon	PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara	SSL
(undisclosed)	2019		FEEP	7	IFM Nano	Indium		Enpulsion
Starlink L0	23 May 2019		Hall effect thruster	60x?		Krypton	SpaceX	SpaceX	First operational Starlink satellite design
Yamal 601	30 May 2019		Hall effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	Gazprom	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on bus Ekspress-2000A
(undisclosed)	2019		FEEP	4	IFM Nano	Indium		Enpulsion
(undisclosed)	2019		FEEP	4	IFM Nano	Indium		Enpulsion
JCSAT-18/Kacific-1^[10]^[11]	17 Dec 2019		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	SKY Perfect JSAT / Kacific	Boeing-EDD	Boeing 702
Shijian-20(SJ-20)	27 Dec 2019		Ion engine		LIPS-300	Xenon	CAST	LIP	Back-up of Shijian-18 based on DFH-5 Bus
Eutelsat KONNECT	17 Jan 2020				Spacebus Neo Xenon Propulsion System (XPS)	Xenon
Double Asteroid Redirection Test	24 Nov 2021	26 Sep 2022			Next-C Ion Engine	Xenon	NASA	Aerojet Rocketdyne
MicroHETSat	1 Dec 2023		Hall Effect Thruster		Sitael HT100	Xenon	ESA	Sitael	IOD for HT100

Planned missions

Planned missions
Spacecraft name	Launch date	Thruster type	Model	Propellant			Comment
Starlink 1-1 to 1-60	2019	Hall effect thruster		Krypton	SpaceX	SpaceX
Starlink 2-1 to 2-60	2019	Hall effect thruster		Krypton	SpaceX	SpaceX
Starlink 3-1 to 3-60	2019	Hall effect thruster		Krypton	SpaceX	SpaceX
APStar 6D	2019	Ion engine	LIPS-300	Xenon		LIP	DFH-5 bus
GSAT-20	2024	Hall effect thruster		Xenon	ISRO	ISRO
SES-17	2021	Hall effect thruster		Xenon	SES	Snecma (TBC)	all-electric Spacebus Neo
Hotbird 13F	2021	Hall effect thruster	PPS5000 (TBC)	Xenon	Eutelsat	Snecma (TBC)	all-electric bus Eurostar Neo
Hotbird 13G	2021	Hall effect thruster	PPS5000 (TBC)	Xenon	Eutelsat	Snecma (TBC)	all-electric bus Eurostar Neo
ASTER	2021	Hall effect thruster	PMHT	Xenon	AEB	UnB	MetNet bus
ETS-9	2021+	Hall effect thruster		Xenon	JAXA	IHI Aerospace
Ionozond (Ionosfere 1 & 2)	2023+	Pulsed plasma thruster	APPT-95	PTFE	Roskosmos	RIAME	AOCS
NASA Gateway	2025	Hall effect thruster		Xenon	NASA	L3-Aerojet Rocketdyne/Busek
AQUIS	2025	Vacuum Arc Jet		Tungsten	Space Team Aachen	Space Team Aachen	FEEP in development as upgrade
Soyuz-Sat-O	?	Pulsed plasma thruster	APPT-155	PTFE		RIAME

References

^ "Present and Future of Space Electric Propulsion in Europe" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-09.
^ "paper From RNII to Keldysh Research Center on page 56 of the magazine Земля и Вселенная #5 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-05-06.
^ "IAC Archive — IAC-07/C4/4/1". iafastro.directory. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
^ "Review of works on Electric propulsion at Keldysh Research Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ "GSLV D3/GSAT-4 Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ "ISRO to Test Electric Propulsion on Satellites". Archived from the original on December 2, 2015.
^ Murthy, P. V. N.; Raghavaiah, Vaddi; Sowjanya, P.; Renuka, R.; Kumar, Shiv S.; Hariharan, V. K.; Rao, M. Nageswara (Dec 2016). "Study on EMI/ESD effects of Electric Propulsion System on spacecraft systems and mitigation techniques". 2016 International Conference on ElectroMagnetic Interference & Compatibility (INCEMIC). IEEE. pp. 1–4. doi:10.1109/incemic.2016.7921463. ISBN 9781509058402. S2CID 44506648.
^ "Центр Келдыша разработал новый электроракетный двигатель". ТАСС. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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^ "MediaRoom - News Releases/Statements". MediaRoom. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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[1] "Present and Future of Space Electric Propulsion in Europe" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[2] "paper From RNII to Keldysh Research Center on page 56 of the magazine Земля и Вселенная #5 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-05-06.

[3] "IAC Archive — IAC-07/C4/4/1". iafastro.directory. Retrieved 2019-07-23.

[4] "Review of works on Electric propulsion at Keldysh Research Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[5] "GSLV D3/GSAT-4 Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[6] "ISRO to Test Electric Propulsion on Satellites". Archived from the original on December 2, 2015.

[7] Murthy, P. V. N.; Raghavaiah, Vaddi; Sowjanya, P.; Renuka, R.; Kumar, Shiv S.; Hariharan, V. K.; Rao, M. Nageswara (Dec 2016). "Study on EMI/ESD effects of Electric Propulsion System on spacecraft systems and mitigation techniques". 2016 International Conference on ElectroMagnetic Interference & Compatibility (INCEMIC). IEEE. pp. 1–4. doi:10.1109/incemic.2016.7921463. ISBN 9781509058402. S2CID 44506648.

[8] "Центр Келдыша разработал новый электроракетный двигатель". ТАСС. Retrieved 2019-07-23.

[9] HUANG, WENSHENG (Dec 2017). "Electric rockets power bigger share".

[10] "MediaRoom - News Releases/Statements". MediaRoom. Retrieved 2019-12-17.

[11] "Kacific1 Milestones: Bus and Payload Integration Complete – Kacific". Retrieved 2019-12-17.

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List of spacecraft with electric propulsion

Contents

Chronological overview

Planned missions

See also

References