PPS-1350 is a Hall-effect thruster, a kind of

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system for

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. It was used in the SMART-1 mission to the moon and one

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s: Inmarsat-4A F4. It creates a stream of electrically charged

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ions accelerated by an electric field and confined by a magnetic field. The PPS-1350 is built by

Snecma Safran Aircraft Engines, previously Snecma (''Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation'') or Snecma Moteurs, is a French aerospace engine manufacturer headquartered in Courcouronnes and a subsidiary of Safran. It ...

, a French

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firm, in cooperation with Fakel, who designed the

SPT-100 SPT-100 is a Hall-effect ion thruster, part of the SPT-family of thrusters. SPT stands for ''Stationary Plasma Thruster''. It creates a stream of electrically charged xenon ions accelerated by an electric field and confined by a magnetic field. T ...

, on which the PPS 1350 is based.

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