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Propulsion Subsystem

Assembly

Bipropellant chemical system for orbit raising plus electric thrusters for station-keeping. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Propulsion Subsystem parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 53 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Propulsion Subsystem parts diagram: 1 liquid apogee engine, 2 ion thruster, 3 propellant tank, 4 xenon tank, 5 propellant valve, 6 propellant feed lines. 53 parts in 6 top-level items.
Propulsion Subsystem parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Liquid Apogee Engine 2 parts 1× orbit-raising engine
2 Ion Thruster 3 parts 4× station-keeping
3 Propellant Tank 2× fuel and oxidizer
4 Xenon Tank 1× electric propellant
5 Propellant Valve 2 parts 8× latch and flow valves
6 Propellant Feed Lines 1× feed lines

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Bill of materials for Propulsion Subsystem

6 top-level lines · 18 rows shown · 53 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Liquid Apogee Engine 2 parts communications-satellite-apogee-engine 1× 1 5 assembly
1.1 Thrust Chamber & Nozzle communications-satellite-thrust-chamber 1× 1 · part
1.2 Propellant Valve 2 parts communications-satellite-prop-valve 2× 2 2 assembly
1.2.1 Valve Body communications-satellite-valve-body 1× 2 · part
1.2.2 O-Ring Set oring-set 1× 2 · part
2 Ion Thruster 3 parts communications-satellite-ion-thruster 4× 4 7 assembly
2.1 Discharge Chamber communications-satellite-discharge-chamber 1× 4 · part
2.2 Accelerator Grid Assembly communications-satellite-grid-assembly 1× 4 · part
2.3 Power Processing Unit 3 parts communications-satellite-ppu 1× 4 5 assembly
2.3.1 Bare PCB pcb-bare 2× 8 · part
2.3.2 IGBT Power Module igbt-module 2× 8 · part
2.3.3 Microcontroller mcu 1× 4 · part
3 Propellant Tank communications-satellite-propellant-tank 2× 2 · part
4 Xenon Tank communications-satellite-xenon-tank 1× 1 · part
5 Propellant Valve 2 parts communications-satellite-prop-valve 8× 8 2 assembly
5.1 Valve Body communications-satellite-valve-body 1× 8 · part
5.2 O-Ring Set oring-set 1× 8 · part
6 Propellant Feed Lines communications-satellite-prop-line 1× 1 · part

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Where the propulsion subsystem is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Used in 1 assembly

Communications Satellite

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore)
flex.com ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies
dixoninfo.com ↗ 		Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics
bydelectronic.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks