Article Archives - Cheops-vhp-bb

CNRS, ICARE laboratory | Channel wall erosion data and models – Electron properties and ion flux at the wall of the high-power PPS®20k Hall thruster

As part of the CHEOPS VHP BB project, the ICARE laboratory focused on potential failure modes of Hall effect thrusters during flight in space.

High-current hollow cathode qualification, additively manufactured anode distributors, and LVTF-3 high-power test campaigns (TANDEM and PPS-20k)

Within the Horizon Europe CHEOPS-VHP-BB project, Aerospazio Tecnologie Srl contributed as an industrial partner supporting manufacturing coordination…

From Architecture to Qualification: Integrated Design and Additive Manufacturing for Next-Generation Hall Thrusters

Within CHEOPS-VHP-BB, University of Pisa (UniPi) contributed through a wide range of activities spanning architecture studies and manufacturing-driven redesign…

Advancing Plume Diagnostics for 20 kW Hall Effect Thrusters: Design, Testing and Experimental Results

CHEOPS VHP BB project: plume characterization tools for 20 kW Hall effect thrusters, tested with TANDEM and Safran PPS-20k systems.

Hall Thruster Propellants: Finding the Best Fit

In the context of chemical propulsion, the selection of materials is informed by a range of considerations, including their thermal and chemical properties…

CHEOPS very high-power building block: Mission analysis

Horizon Europe project CHEOPS VHP BB consortium partner Thales Alenia Space…