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Primex Aerospace Company

ESEX Arcjet

Arcjet engines promise the high specific-impulse propulsion needed for the next generation of orbital transfer vehicles. Arcjet
Engine statistics
Specification Model 1
Thrust 2 N
Propellant Ammonia
Weight
Specific Impulse 800 s
Input power 26 kWe
Burn time 15 min
Restarts 10
Time between firings less tha 100 hr
Arcjet