📚 Propellants & Typical Δv Reference

Propellant Isp & density · thruster classes · typical mission Δv · SMAD mass fractions

Propulsion Technologies

Technology技术Isp (s)Thrust推力Notes备注
Cold gas (N₂/butane)冷气(氮/丁烷)60–7510 mN–1 NSimple, CubeSat ACS简单,立方星姿控
Monoprop hydrazine单组元肼200–2300.5–25 NWorkhorse; toxic handling主力;有毒操作
Green monoprop (ADN/HAN)绿色单组元(ADN/HAN)230–2550.1–20 NEasier logistics测发流程简化
Biprop MMH/NTO双组元 MMH/NTO290–32010 N–500 NGEO insertion, deep spaceGEO 入轨、深空
Resistojet / arcjet电热/电弧加热300–6000.1–1 NMid Isp, simple EP中等 Isp,简单电推
Hall thruster (Xe/Kr)霍尔推力器(氙/氪)1200–200010–300 mN15–25 W/mN
Gridded ion (Xe)栅极离子(氙)2500–350010–250 mN25–40 W/mN
FEEP / electrospray电喷雾2000–5000µN–mNPrecision, CubeSats高精度、立方星
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Propellant Storage Densities

Propellant推进剂Density密度Storage贮存方式
Hydrazine肼1004 kg/m³Liquid, keep > 7 °C液体,需 > 7 °C
MMH / NTO875 / 1440 kg/m³Liquid pair, O/F ≈ 1.6液体双组元,混合比约 1.6
Xenon氙≈1600 kg/m³ @150 barSupercritical COPV超临界复合气瓶
Krypton氪≈900 kg/m³ @150 barCheaper, lower density便宜但密度低
Butane丁烷580 kg/m³Self-pressurizing liquid自增压液体
N₂≈270 kg/m³ @300 barHigh-pressure gas高压气体
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Typical Mission Δv

Maneuver机动Δv
LEO injection correctionLEO 入轨修正10–20 m/s
LEO drag make-up (500 km)LEO 阻力补偿(500 km)2–15 m/s/yr
VLEO drag make-up (<350 km)超低轨阻力补偿(<350 km)100–600 m/s/yr
LEO controlled deorbit (500 km)LEO 受控离轨(500 km)80–150 m/s
LEO altitude raise 400→700 kmLEO 抬轨 400→700 km≈164 m/s
GTO → GEO≈1500 m/s
GEO N-S station keepingGEO 南北位保≈50 m/s/yr
GEO graveyard re-orbitGEO 坟墓轨道抬升≈11 m/s
Plane change per degree (LEO)每度改平面(LEO)≈130 m/s
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SMAD Dry-Mass Fractions

Subsystem分系统% of dry mass占干重 %
Payload有效载荷25–32
Structure & mechanisms结构与机构18–22
Power (EPS)电源17–23
ADCS6–10
Thermal热控2–5
TT&C + C&DH5–8
Propulsion (dry)推进(干重)3–13
Harness电缆网5–8

Historical averages (SMAD); EP-heavy and imaging missions deviate. Use them to seed the Mass Budget tool.历史统计均值(SMAD);电推与成像任务会偏离。可作为质量预算工具的初值。

📖 How to use

  1. The sizing tools auto-fill from these values; treat them as concept-phase placeholders.各设计工具的自动填充即取自本页;均为方案阶段占位值。
  2. Rule of thumb: chemical for impulsive/schedule-critical maneuvers, EP when Δv × mass makes propellant dominate — the crossover sits near a few hundred m/s for smallsats.经验法则:脉冲/时间敏感机动用化学推进,Δv×质量使推进剂占比过大时用电推——小卫星的分界约在数百 m/s。