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Satellite Operator in Flight / Flown Launch Application Platform List of Electric Propulsion Thrusters flown or ordered Power Power to Number Launch BoL Mass PPS 1350- PPS 1350- HEMPT Satellite Operator In flight / flown Launch Application Platform Prime Launch Vehicle Capacity EP of EOR SK PPS 5000 SPT 70 SPT 100 SPT 140 XR-5 T5 T6 XIPS-25 XIPS-13 NSTAR µ10 Mass (kg) (kg) G E 3050 (kW) (kW) thrusters MSS-2500- Ekspress-1 RSCC Y 1994 Communication NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 GSO MSS-2500- Proton-K Blok DM- Gals 1 RSCC Y 1994 Communication NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 GSO 2M MSS-2500- Proton-K Blok DM- Gals 2 RSCC Y 1995 Communication NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 GSO 2M Boeing Astra 1H Y 1995 BSS-601HP Satellite 3700 2480 4 N Y 4 Systems MSS-2500- Ekspress-2 RSCC Y 1996 Communication NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 GSO Boeing Astra 2A Y 1996 BSS-601HP Satellite 3626 2470 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing Galaxy 8i PanAmSat Y 1997 BSS-601HP Satellite 3537 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing PAS 5 PanAmSat Y 1997 BSS-601HP Satellite 3600 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing PAS 6B PanAmSat Y 1998 BSS-601HP Satellite 3470 4 N Y 4 Systems Eutelsat 115 Boeing Eutelsat West A Y 1998 BSS-601HP Satellite 4135 4 N Y 4 Americas SATMEX 5 Systems Deep Space 1 NASA Y 1998 Science NASA 1 All Electric All Electric 1 MSS-2500- Ekspress-A 1 RSCC Y 1999 Communication NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 GSO Yamal 101 GazKom Y 1999 Communication USP Bus RKK Energiya 1360 1,5 8 N Y 8 Yamal 102 GazKom Y 1999 Communication USP Bus RKK Energiya 1360 1,5 8 N Y 8 Boeing Galaxy 11 PanAmSat Y 1999 BSS-702 Satellite 4477 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing Orion Network Orion 3 Y 1999 BSS-601HP Satellite 4300 4 N Y 4 System Systems MSS-2500- Ekspress-A 2 RSCC Y 2000 Communication NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 GSO MSS-2500- Ekspress-A 3 RSCC Y 2000 Communication NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 GSO SESAT-1 Eutelsat Y 2000 NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 (Eutelsat 16C) Boeing Galaxy 4R PanAmSat Y 2000 BSS-601HP Satellite 3668 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing Galaxy 4R PanAmSat Y 2000 BSS-601HP Satellite 3475 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing PAS 1R PanAmSat Y 2000 BSS-702 Satellite 4792 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing PAS 9 PanAmSat Y 2000 BSS-601HP Satellite 3659 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing XM Satellite XM 1 Y 2001 BSS-702 Satellite 4682 4 N Y 4 Radio Holdings Systems Boeing XM Satellite XM 2 Y 2001 BSS-702 Satellite 4682 4 N Y 4 Radio Holdings Systems Boeing PAS 10 PanAmSat Y 2001 BSS-601HP Satellite 3739 4 N Y 4 Systems Artemis ESA Y 2001 Communication ESA Ariane-5G 3100 Y Y MSS-2500- Ekspress-A 1R RSCC Y 2002 Communication NPO 2500 8 N Y 8 GSO Boeing Galaxy 3C PanAmSat Y 2002 BSS-702 Satellite 4810 4 N Y 4 Systems Spacebus- Thales Alenia Astra 1K SES Y 2002 Communication 5250 4 N Y 4 3000B3S Space Ekspress-A MSS-2500- RSCC Y 2003 Communication NPO 2542 8 N Y 8 M22 (SESAT 2) GSO Yamal 201 GazKom Y 2003 Communication USP Bus RKK Energiya 1360 1,5 8 N Y 8 Boeing Galaxy 13 PanAmSat Y 2003 BSS-601HP Satellite 4060 2630 4 N Y 4 Systems Hayabusa-1 Jaxa Y 2003 Science Jaxa 510 4 All Electric All Electric 4 Science / Swedish Space SMART-1 ESA Y 2003 Technology ESA Ariane-5GS 350 1 All Electric All Electric 1 Corporation Experiment MSS-2500- Ekspress-A M1 RSCC Y 2004 Communication NPO 2542 8 N Y 8 GSO Ekspress-A MSS-2500- RSCC Y 2004 Communication NPO 2542 8 N Y 8 M11 GSO Intelsat 10-02 Intelsat Y 2004 Communication Eurostar-3000 Airbus Proton 5575 1,5 4 N Y 4 Mobile Space System Mbsat 1 Broadcasting Y 2004 SSL 1300 Atlas 3A 4143 4 N Y 4 Loral Corp MSS-2500- Ekspress-A M2 RSCC Y 2005 Communication NPO 2542 8 N Y 8 GSO MSS-2500- Ekspress-A M3 RSCC Y 2005 Communication NPO 2542 8 N Y 8 GSO Eurostar Inmarsat-4 F1 Inmarsat Y 2005 Communication Airbus Atlas-5 5959 4 N Y 4 3000GM Eurostar Inmarsat-4 F2 Inmarsat Y 2005 Communication Airbus Zenit 3SLB 5945 4 N Y 4 3000GM Boeing 6080 DirecTV, Spaceway 1 Y 2005 BSS-702 Satellite (3832 4 N Y 4 Hughes Systems BoL) Boeing 6116 DirecTV, Spaceway 2 Y 2005 BSS-702 Satellite (3832 4 N Y 4 Hughes Systems BoL) Boeing XM Satellite XM 3 Y 2005 BSS-702 Satellite 4703 4 N Y 4 Radio Holdings Systems Intelsat Space System Intelsat Y 2005 SSL 1300S 5493 4 N Y 4 Americas 8 Loral Space System iPStar 1 Shin Satellite Y 2005 SSL 1300S Ariane-5GS 6505 4 N Y 4 Loral Spacebus- Thales Alenia NSS 10 SES Y 2005 Communication 4 N Y 4 4000C4 Space Boeing 4765 MEASAT 3 MEASAT Y 2006 BSS-601HP Satellite (3220 4 N Y 4 Systems BoL) Boeing XM Satellite XM 4 Y 2006 BSS-702 Satellite 5193 4 N Y 4 Radio Holdings Systems Boeing NSS 8 SES Y 2007 BSS-702 Satellite 5920 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing 6075 DirecTV, Spaceway 3 Y 2007 BSS-702 Satellite (3832 4 N Y 4 Hughes Systems BoL) Boeing WGS 1 USAF Y 2007 BSS-702 Satellite 5987 4 N Y 4 Systems Dawn NASA Y 2007 Science NASA 3 All Electric All Electric 3 Ekspress-A MSS-2500- RSCC Y 2008 Communication NPO 2532 8 N Y 8 M33 GSO Eurostar Inmarsat-4 F3 Inmarsat Y 2008 Communication Airbus Proton 5960 4 N Y 4 3000GM Ekspress-A MSS-2500- RSCC Y 2009 Communication NPO 2532 8 N Y 8 M44 GSO Spacebus- Thales Alenia Eutelsat 10A Eutelsat Y 2009 Proton M Briz M 5900 1,5 4 N Y 4 4000C4 Space Spacebus- Thales Alenia Eutelsat 36B Eutelsat Y 2009 Proton M Briz M 5627 1,5 4 N Y 4 4000C4 Space Boeing Indostar 2 ProtoStar Y 2009 BSS-601HP Satellite 3905 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing WGS 2 USAF Y 2009 BSS-702 Satellite 5987 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing WGS 3 USAF Y 2009 BSS-702 Satellite 5987 4 N Y 4 Systems Space System NSS 12 SES New Skies Y 2009 Communication SSL 1300 Ariane-5ECA 5620 4 N Y 4 Loral Serius satellite Space System Sirius FM5 Y 2009 Communication SSL 1300 Proton-M Briz-M 5840 4 N Y 4 Radio Loral Space System Telstar 11N Loral Skynet Y 2009 Communication SSL 1300 Zenit 3SLB 4012 4 N Y 4 Loral Earth Thales Alenia GOCE ESA Y 2009 ESA Rokot-KM 1050 2 All Electric All Electric 2 Observation Space Lockheed AEHF 1 USAF Y 2010 Military A2100M 6168 5 4 N Y 4 Martin XM Satellite Space System XM 5 Y 2010 Communication SSL 1300S Proton-M Briz-M 5983 4 N Y 4 Radio Holdings Loral Yahsat 1A Al Yah Y 2011 Eurostar-3000 Airbus 5965 1,5 4 N Y 4 Space System QuetzSat1 QuetzSat Y 2011 Communication SSL 1300 Proton-M Briz-M 5514 4 N Y 4 Loral Spacebus- Thales Alenia Yamal 402 Gazprom Y 2012 Communication 5250 1,5 4 N Y 4 4000 Space Yahsat 1B Al Yah Y 2012 Eurostar-3000 Airbus 6100 1,5 4 N Y 4 Lockheed AEHF 2 USAF Y 2012 Military A2100M 6168 5 4 N Y 4 Martin Boeing WGS 4 USAF Y 2012 BSS-702 Satellite 5987 4 N Y 4 Systems Space System SES 4 SES New Skies Y 2012 Communication SSL 1300 Proton-M Briz-M 6180 4 N Y 4 Loral Space System SES 5 SES Sirius AB Y 2012 Communication SSL 1300 Proton-M Briz-M 6008 4 N Y 4 Loral Lockheed AEHF 3 USAF Y 2013 Military A2100M 6168 5 4 N Y 4 Martin Inmarsat 4A F4 Airbus/Thales 6649 Inmarsat Y 2013 AlphaBUS 12 3,424 4 N NSSK 4 (Alphasat) Alenia Space (3480 dry) Boeing Inmarsat-5 F1 Inmarsat Y 2013 BSS-702HP Satellite 6070 15 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing Inmarsat-5 F2 Inmarsat Y 2013 BSS-702HP Satellite 6070 15 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing Inmarsat-5 F3 Inmarsat Y 2013 BSS-702HP Satellite 6070 15 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing WGS 5 USAF Y 2013 BSS-702 Satellite 5987 4 N Y 4 Systems Boeing WGS 6 USAF Y 2013 BSS-702 Satellite 5987 4 N Y 4 Systems Serius satellite Space System Sirius FM6 Y 2013 Communication SSL 1300 Proton-M Briz-M 6003 4 N Y 4 Radio Loral Ekspress- Yamal 401 Gazcom Y 2014 Communication 4 N Y 4 2000A Hayabusa-2 Jaxa Y 2014 Science Jaxa 4 All Electric All Electric 4 Eutelsat 115 Boeing West-B Eutelsat Y 2015 BSS-702 SP Satellite 2205 4 All Electric All Electric 4 (SATMEX 7) Systems Boeing Asia Broadcast ABS 3A Y 2015 BSS-702 SP Satellite 1954 4 All Electric All Electric 4 Satellite (ABS) Systems Boeing WGS 7 USAF Y 2015 BSS-702 Satellite 5987 4 N Y 4 Systems Spacebus- Thales Alenia Yamal 601 Gazprom N 2016 Communication 5700 1,5 4 N Y 4 4000C4 Space Hispasat 36W- Hispasat, EADS N 2016 Small GEO OHB 3200 5 1,5 8 N Y 8 1 Eutelsat 117 Boeing West-B Eutelsat Y 2016 BSS-702 SP Satellite 1963 4 All Electric All Electric 4 (SATMEX 9) Systems Boeing Asia Broadcast ABS 2A Y 2016 BSS-702 SP Satellite 2000 4 All Electric All Electric 4 Satellite (ABS) Systems Boeing SES 9 SES Y 2016 BSS-702HP Satellite 5330 4 N Y 4 Systems EuropasSAt/H Spacebus- Thales Alenia Inmarsat N 2017 Falcon Heavy 5900 1,5 4 N Y 4 ellasSat 3 4000C4 Space Orbital Sciences Al Yah 3 Al Yah N 2017 GEOStar-3 3500 4 Y Y 4 Corporation (OSC) Orbital SES / Sciences SES 16 N 2017 GEOStar-3 4000 4 N Y 4 LuxGovSat Corporation (OSC) Orbital Sciences HYLAS 4 Avanti N 2017 GEOStar-3 4000 4 N Y 4 Corporation (OSC) Lockheed AEHF 4 USAF N 2017 Military A2100M 6168 5 4 N Y 4 Martin Eurostar Eutelsat 172B Eutelsat N 2017 Communication Airbus 3500 13 4 All Electric All Electric 4 3000EOR Eurostar SES 12 SES N 2017 Communication Airbus 5300 4 All Electric All Electric 4 3000EOR Eurostar SES 14/GOLD SES N 2017 Communication Airbus 4200 4 All Electric All Electric 4 3000EOR Boeing SES 15 SES N 2017 BSS-702SP Satellite 2300 4 All Electric All Electric 4 Systems Lockheed AEHF 5 USAF N 2018 Military A2100M 6168 5 4 N Y 4 Martin Space System Eutelsat 7C Eutelsat N 2018 Communication SSL-1300 0 All Electric All Electric Loral BepiColombo ESA N 2018 Science ESA Airbus Ariane-5ECA 4 All Electric All Electric 4 MTM Lockheed AEHF 6 USAF N 2019 Military A2100M 6168 5 4 N Y 4 Martin Eutelsat AFRICAN Spacebus- Thales Alenia Eutelsat N 2019 Communication 3500 16 4 All Electric All Electric 4 BROADBAND NEO Space SATELLITE Eurostar Inmarsat-6 F1 Inmarsat N 2020 Communication Airbus 4 All Electric All Electric 4 3000EOR Eurostar Inmarsat-6 F2 Inmarsat N 2020 Communication Airbus 4 All Electric All Electric 4 3000EOR Spacebus- Thales Alenia SES 17 SES N 2020 Communication 6000 4 All Electric All Electric 4 NEO Space Heinrich Hertz BMWi/BMVg N 2020 Communication Small
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