On-orbit ignition video of the JW-200 hall thruster on the Honghu satellite.
Propellant: krypton
(2x speed)
More info: https://www.hongqing.tech/en/business/core-products#zaiguixinxi
Video source: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/pBSlDdXh1TyMwQ03oIy_4Q
On-orbit ignition video of two SPT-70 hall thrusters on the EgyptSat A satellite.
Propellant: xenon
More info: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/egyptsat-a.htm
Video source: https://youtu.be/5hfUoVh9FWs?si=tzIRpKCQweDlQUur&t=66
On-orbit video of the SPS 25 hall thruster on the EOS SAT-1 satellite.
Thruster info: https://sets.space/sps25/
Video source: https://x.com/sets_space/status/1734127219453133261
On-orbit video of two spaceware - micro hall thrusters on the spacevan-001 sattelite.
Propellant: xenon
Thruster info: https://www.exotrail.com/product/hall-thrusters-spaceware
Video source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/spacevan-spaceware-spacevan-share-7203772119288004608-_OX-/
Ignition of the GAUSS hall thruster in a vacuum chamber at Rocket Lab in Auckland, NZ.
Propellant: xenon
Thruster info: https://rocketlabcorp.com/space-systems/gauss-propulsion/
Video source: https://youtu.be/UsaoajXERfY?si=m6PayV3BuU8TnqTF
Ignition of the X3 nested channel hall effect thruster in a vacuum chamber.
Thruster info: https://pepl.engin.umich.edu/project/x3-nested-channel-hall-thruster/
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiWb44VRZGo
Ignition of the PPS-1350 hall effect thruster in a vacuum chamber during a sattelite integration test by Astranis Space Technologies.
Propellant: xenon
Thruster info: https://www.safran-group.com/products-services/ppsr1350-stationary-plasma-thruster
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rDb6Yhaqz4
Ignition of the Astra Spacecraft Engine Hall Thruster in a vacuum chamber.
Thruster info: https://astra.com/satellite-engine
Video source: https://x.com/Astra/status/2000573921025016231
Firing of a hall effect thruster in a vacuum chamber at NASA Glenn Research Center.
Thruster info: https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/lew-tops-34
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6lPlyMUtf4
Ignition of a Cylindrical Hall Thruster in a vacuum chamber at the University of Toronto, Canada.
(4x speed)
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJiVQukLvsw
Firing of the Aurora hall thruster in a vacuum chamber. Using a feature called El Matador, which is essentially a cold gas thruster allowing for higher thrust manoeuvring, producing a very pretty effect in the process.
Thruster info: https://orbionspace.com/resilience/
Video source: https://orbionspace.com/resilience/
Firing of the H9 Hall Thruster in a vacuum chamber at the Univeristy of Michigan, USA.
Thruster info: https://pepl.engin.umich.edu/project/9-kw-magnetically-shielded-hall-thruster/
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSbPpygS5Mg
Ignition of an external discharge plasma thruster in a vacuum chamber at the University of Surrey, UK.
Propellant: xenon
Thruster info: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2025.114634
Video source: Mohamed Ahmed (https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6635-2791)
Ignition of a hall effect thruster in a vacuum chamber.
Thruster info: https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2017.2786402
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTlcYbIrgmQ
Firing of the MaSMi 40 Hall Thruster in a vacuum chamber.
Thruster info: https://techport.nasa.gov/projects/91178
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kXEdEfIwoc
Ignition of a hall effect thruster in a vacuum chamber.
Propellant: krypton
Thruster info: pulsarfusion.com/electric-propulsion
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXxNHRgmLyM
Ignition of a hall effect thruster in a vacuum chamber at NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center.
Propellant: xenon
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpNF0ljn3qk
Firing of the KM 50M hall thruster in a vacuum chamber at the Keldysh Research Center, Russia.
More info: https://www.leonarddavid.com/russia-showcases-plasma-engines-for-deep-space-exploration/
Video source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frederic-eger_keldysh-center-unveils-breakthrough-high-power-ugcPost-7389039878404997120-bLRA/