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MRE-1 Monopropellant Thruster
The MRE-1 is a standard 5-Newton thruster for NASA, and TRW has produced over
500 of them. It releases pressurized gas through a converging-diverging
nozzle.
Engine statistics
| Specification |
|
| Thrust |
up to 1.15 lb (5 N) |
| Propellant |
N2H4 |
| Weight |
1.8 lb |
| Total Impulse |
more than 260,000 lb-s |
| Total pulses |
458,000 |
| Total firing time |
more than 90 hours |
| Max single-burn duration |
11,200 s |
| Inlet pressure |
80 to 565 psia |