List of spacecraft with electric propulsion

In chronological order, spacecrafts are listed equipped with electric space propulsion. This includes both cruise engines and/or thrusters for attitude and orbit control. It is not specified whether the given engine is the sole means of propulsion or whether other types of engine are also used on a spacecraft. The list does not claim to be comprehensive.

Chronological Overview

Spacecraft with electric propulsion
Spacecraft name	Launch date	End of life	Thruster type	No.	Model	Propellant			Comment
Program 661A Flight A	000000001962-12-18-000018 Dec 1962	000000001962-12-18-000018 Dec 1962	Ion engine	1		Cesium	USAF	EOS (Electro-Optical Systems, Inc.)	Suborbital, no operation of on-board ion engine
Kosmos 21	000000001963-11-11-000011 Nov 1963	000000001963-11-11-000011 Nov 1963	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE		Kurchatov Institute/OKB-1	Launch failure
SERT 1	000000001964-07-20-000020 Jul 1964	000000001964-07-20-000020 Jul 1964	Ion engine	1 1		Mercury Cesium	NASA	NASA Hughes	Space Electric Rocket Test, suborbital (31 min), the first demonstration of an ion engine in space - only the mercury engine by NASA was operated
Program 661A Flight B	000000001964-08-29-000029 Aug 1964	000000001964-08-29-000029 Aug 1964	Ion engine	1		Cesium	USAF	EOS	Suborbital, experimental test (19 min operation)
Zond 2	000000001964-11-30-000030 Nov 1964	000000001965-05-14-000014 May 1965	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE		Kurchatov Institute/OKB-1	Is widely regarded as the first application of electric propulsion systems in space (70 min of PPT operation)
Program 661A Flight C	000000001964-12-21-000021 Dec 1964	000000001964-12-21-000021 Dec 1964	Ion engine	1		Cesium	USAF	EOS	Suborbital, experimental test (4 min operation)
Snapshot	000000001965-04-03-00003 Apr 1965		Ion engine	1		Cesium	USAF/Army	EOS	Experimental 1 hour operation, SNAP-10A nuclear reactor
Zond 3	000000001965-07-18-000018 Jul 1965		Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE			Operation of thruster failed
Yantar-1	000000001966-10-13-000013 Oct 1966	000000001966-10-13-000013 Oct 1966	Ion engine			Argon			Ballistic flight
Yantar-2	000000001968-01-01-00001968	000000001968-01-01-00001968	Ion engine			Nitrogen			Ballistic flight
ATS-4	000000001968-08-10-000010 Aug 1968		Ion engine	2		Cesium	USAF/NASA	EOS	Experimental 10 hours operation, Satellite Technology Applications
LES-6	000000001968-09-26-000026 Sep 1968		Pulsed plasma thruster	4		PTFE	USAF	MIT Lincoln Lab.	Lincoln Experimental Satellite
Yantar-3	000000001969-01-01-00001969	000000001969-01-01-00001969	Ion engine			Air			Ballistic flight
ATS-5	000000001969-08-12-000012 Aug 1969		Ion engine	2		Cesium	USAF/NASA	EOS	Experimental
SERT 2	000000001970-02-03-00003 Feb 1970		Ion engine	2		Mercury	NASA	NASA/Westinghouse	(Experimental), worked until 1981 (3781 hours)
Yantar-4	000000001971-01-01-00001971	000000001971-01-01-00001971	Ion engine			Air			Ballistic flight
Meteor 1-10	000000001971-12-29-000029 Dec 1971		Hall-effect thruster	2	SPT-60	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
L-4SC-3	000000001974-08-20-000020 Aug 1974	000000001974-08-20-000020 Aug 1974	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	ISAS		Experimental, ballistic launch. Launch failure.
ATS-6	000000001974-05-30-000030 May 1974		Ion engine	2		Cesium	NASA	EOS	Experimental 92 hours operation
Meteor-Priroda 1 (Meteor 1-18)	000000001974-07-09-00009 Jul 1974		Hall-effect thruster	2	SPT-60	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
Kren-1 (Kosmos-728)	000000001975-04-18-000018 Apr 1975	000000001975-04-18-000018 Apr 1975	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Potassium		NIITP	Ballistic flight
TIP-2	000000001975-10-12-000012 Oct 1975		Pulsed plasma thruster	2	TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy	Republic Aviation	Transit Improvement Program (Triad / NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Kren-2 (Kosmos-780)	000000001975-11-21-000021 Nov 1975	000000001975-11-21-000021 Nov 1975	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Potassium		NIITP	Ballistic flight
Meteor-Priroda 2-1 (Meteor 1-25)	000000001976-05-15-000015 May 1976		Hall-effect thruster	2	SPT-60	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
TIP-3	000000001976-09-01-00001 Sep 1976		Pulsed plasma thruster	2	TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy	Republic Aviation	Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Meteor-Priroda 2-2 (Meteor 1-28)	000000001977-06-29-000029 Jun 1977		Hall-effect thruster	2	SPT-50	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
Kust-1	000000001977-12-07-00007 Dec 1977	000000001977-12-07-00007 Dec 1977	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Air			Ballistic flight, Russian acronym of Kubarev, thruster, jet
Kust-2	000000001978-11-30-000030 Nov 1978	000000001978-11-30-000030 Nov 1978	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Air			Ballistic flight
Astrofizika (Kosmos 1066)	000000001978-12-23-000023 Dec 1978		Hall-effect thruster	2	SPT-50	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
Kust-3	000000001979-01-21-000021 Jan 1979	000000001979-01-21-000021 Jan 1979	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Air			Ballistic flight
SCATHA (P78-2)	000000001979-01-30-000030 Jan 1979		Ion source	1		Xenon	USAF/NASA	Hughes	Satellite Positive Ion Beam System (SPIBS), No engine in the strict sense
Intelsat-5 F-2	000000001980-12-06-00006 Dec 1980		Resistojet			Hydrazine	ITSO/Inmarsat		Communications satellite, and 1984, eight satellites
MS-T4 (Tansei 4)	000000001980-02-17-000017 Feb 1980	000000001983-05-13-000013 May 1983	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster			Ammonia	ISAS		Experimental, thruster for spin-up
ETS-4 (Kiku 3)	000000001981-02-11-000011 Feb 1981	000000001984-12-24-000024 Dec 1984	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	NASDA	AIST	Engineering Test Satellite (experimental)
Nova-1	000000001981-05-14-000014 May 1981		Pulsed plasma thruster		TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy		Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Meteor-Priroda 2-4 (Meteor 1-31)	000000001981-07-10-000010 Jul 1981		Hall-effect thruster	2	SPT-50	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control
MDT-2A	000000001981-12-07-00007 Dec 1981	000000001981-12-07-00007 Dec 1981	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE		SSTC Academia Sinica	Ballistic Missile
Potok 1/Geizer 1 (Kosmos 1366)	000000001982-05-17-000017 May 1982		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
ETS-3 (Kiku 4)	000000001982-09-03-00003 Sep 1982	000000001985-03-08-00008 Mar 1985	Ion engine	2		Mercury	NASDA	MELCO	Engineering Test Satellite (experimental)
Potok 2/Geizer 2 (Kosmos 1540)	000000001984-03-02-00002 Mar 1984		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Nova-3	000000001984-10-12-000012 Oct 1984		Pulsed plasma thruster		TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy		Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Luch #1 (Kosmos 1700)	000000001985-10-25-000025 Oct 1985		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Potok 3/Geizer 3 (Kosmos 1738)	000000001986-04-04-00004 Apr 1986		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Plazma-A #1 (Kosmos 1818)	000000001987-02-01-00001 Feb 1987		Hall-effect thruster	6	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control, Topaz-1 nuclear reactor
Plazma-A #2 (Kosmos 1867)	000000001987-07-10-000010 Jul 1987		Hall-effect thruster	6	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Orbit control, Topaz-1 nuclear reactor
Start-1	000000001987-08-07-00007 Aug 1987		Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster		AMPDT	Air			Autonomous MPD Thruster
Start-2	000000001987-09-09-00009 Sep 1987		Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster		AMPDT	Argon			Autonomous MPD Thruster
Potok 4/Geizer 5 (Kosmos 1888)	000000001987-10-01-00001 Oct 1987		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Luch #2 (Kosmos 1897)	000000001987-11-26-000026 Nov 1987		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Nova-2	000000001988-06-16-000016 Jun 1988		Pulsed plasma thruster		TSPPS	PTFE	US Navy		Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System
Potok 5/Geizer 6 (Kosmos 1961)	000000001988-08-01-00001 Aug 1988		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Luch #3 (Kosmos 2054)	000000001989-12-27-000027 Dec 1989		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Potok 6/Geizer 7 (Kosmos 2085)	000000001990-07-18-000018 Jul 1990		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Potok 7/Geizer 8 (Kosmos 2172)	000000001991-11-22-000022 Nov 1991		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
EURECA	000000001992-08-02-00002 Aug 1992	000000001993-07-01-00001 Jul 1993	Ion engine		RIT-10 (RITA)	Xenon	ESA	MBB	240 hours operation
Telstar 401	000000001993-12-16-000016 Dec 1993	000000001997-01-11-000011 Jan 1997	Arcjet		MR-508	Hydrazine	AT&T	Rocket Research Co.	Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000)
Gals-1	000000001994-01-20-000020 Jan 1994		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Communication Satellite
ETS-6 (Kiku 6)	000000001994-08-28-000028 Aug 1994	000000001996-07-09-00009 Jul 1996	Ion engine		XIES	Xenon	NASDA	Mitsubishi Electric	Experimental, Xenon Ion Engine System
Telstar 402	000000001994-09-09-00009 Sep 1994	000000001994-09-09-00009 Sep 1994	Arcjet		MR-508	Hydrazine	AT&T	Rocket Research Co.	Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000), exploded shortly after launch
Potok 8/Geizer 9 (Kosmos 2291)	000000001994-09-21-000021 Sep 1994		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Ekspress 1	000000001994-10-13-000013 Oct 1994		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Luch 4	000000001994-12-16-000016 Dec 1994		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Space Flyer Unit (SFU)	000000001995-03-18-000018 Mar 1995	000000001996-01-13-000013 Jan 1996	Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster	1	EPEX	Hydrazine	ISAS/NASDA	ISAS	Electric Propulsion Experiment, 43395 pulses of operation
Potok 9/Geizer 10 (Kosmos 2319)	000000001995-08-30-000030 Aug 1995		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Telstar 402R (Telstar 4)	000000001995-09-24-000024 Sep 1995	000000002003-09-01-0000Sep 2003	Arcjet		MR-508	Hydrazine	AT&T	Rocket Research Co.	Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000)
Luch2-1	000000001995-10-11-000011 Oct 1995		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
Gals-2	000000001995-11-17-000017 Nov 1995		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon		OKB Fakel	Communication Satellite
Ekspress 2	000000001996-09-26-000026 Sep 1996		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon		OKB Fakel
A2100	000000001997-01-01-00001997		Arcjet		MR-510		Lockheed/Aerojet		Communication Satellite
PAS 5 (now: Intelsat 5)	000000001997-08-28-000028 Aug 1997		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on HS-601HP (first commercial satellite with XIPS)
Kupon-1	000000001997-11-12-000012 Nov 1997	000000001998-03-01-0000Mar 1998	Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon	Bank of Russia	OKB Fakel	Communication Satellite
Galaxy 8i	000000001997-12-08-00008 Dec 1997	000000002004-01-01-00002004	Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Astra 2A	000000001998-08-30-000030 Aug 1998		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	SES	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
STEX (NROL-8)	000000001998-10-03-00003 Oct 1998		Hall-effect thruster		TAL-D55	Xenon	NRO	TsNIIMash	EPDM (Electric Propulsion Demonstration Module)
Deep Space 1	000000001998-10-24-000024 Oct 1998	000000002001-01-01-00002001	Ion engine	1	NSTAR	Xenon	NASA	NASA
Satmex 5 (now: Eutelsat 115 West A)	000000001998-12-05-00005 Dec 1998		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	Satmex	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; propulsion failed on 000000002010-01-27-000027 Jan 2010
PAS 6B (now: Intelsat 6B)	000000001998-12-21-000021 Dec 1998		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
ARGOS (P91-1)	000000001999-02-23-000023 Feb 1999	000000002003-07-31-000031 Jul 2003	Arcjet		ESEX	Ammonia	USAF	Rocket Research Co.	Experimental military satellite, Electric Propulsion Space Experiment
Orion 3	000000001999-05-05-00005 May 1999		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	Orion Network Systems	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; injected into wrong orbit
Astra 1H	000000001999-06-18-000018 Jun 1999		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	SES	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Yamal 101	000000001999-09-06-00006 Sep 1999		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite
Yamal 102	000000001999-09-06-00006 Sep 1999		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite
DirecTV 1R	000000001999-10-10-000010 Oct 1999		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	DirecTV	Hughes-EDD	Communications satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Ekspress-A 1	000000001999-10-27-000027 Oct 1999	000000001999-10-27-000027 Oct 1999	Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	Communication satellite, satellite lost during launch
Galaxy 10R	000000002000-01-25-000025 Jan 2000	000000002009-01-01-00002009	Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; reduced mission time due to malfunction in XIPS
Ekspress-A 2	000000002000-03-12-000012 Mar 2000		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	Communication satellite
SESAT 1 (now: Eutelsat 16C)	000000002000-04-17-000017 Apr 2000		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	Eutelsat	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite, Ekspress satellite bus by NPO PM
Galaxy 4R	000000002000-04-19-000019 Apr 2000	000000002006-01-01-00002006	Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; XIPS failed by 2003
Ekspress-A 3	000000002000-06-24-000024 Jun 2000		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	Communication satellite
Potok 10/Geizer 12 (Kosmos 2371)	000000002000-07-04-00004 Jul 2000		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-70	Xenon		OKB Fakel
MightySat II.1	000000002000-07-19-000019 Jul 2000	000000002002-11-12-000012 Nov 2002	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	AFRL	USAF/NASA/Olin Aerospace Co.	Experimental satellite
PAS 9 (now: Intelsat 9)	000000002000-07-28-000028 Jul 2000		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Hughes-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
AMSAT-Phase 3-D (OSCAR-40)	000000002000-11-16-000016 Nov 2000	000000002004-01-01-00002004	Arcjet		ATOS	Ammonia	AMSAT	University of Stuttgart, IRS	Arcjet Thruster on OSCAR Satellite, operated in cold gas mode
EO-1	000000002000-11-21-000021 Nov 2000		Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	NASA	Primex Aerospace	Earth Observing-1
PAS 10 (now: Intelsat 10)	000000002001-05-15-000015 May 2001		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP
Astra 2C	000000002001-06-16-000016 Jun 2001		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	SES	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Hughes 601HP
Artemis	000000002001-07-12-000012 Jul 2001		Ion engine	2	RIT-10 (RITA)	Xenon	ESA	Astrium	Advanced Relay Technology Mission
DirecTV 4S	000000002001-11-27-000027 Nov 2001		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	DirecTV	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Ekspress-A 1R	000000002002-06-10-000010 Jun 2002		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	Communication satellite
AsiaSat 4	000000002003-04-11-000011 Apr 2003		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	AsiaSat	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Hayabusa	000000002003-05-09-00009 May 2003	000000002010-06-13-000013 Jun 2010	Ion engine	4	μ10	Xenon	JAXA	JAXA/ISAS
SMART-1	000000002003-09-28-000028 Sep 2003	000000002006-09-03-00003 Sep 2006	Hall-effect thruster	1	PPS-1350	Xenon	ESA	Snecma	Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology
Galaxy 13 / Horizons 1	000000002003-10-01-00001 Oct 2003		Ion engine		XIPS	Xenon	PanAmSat/JSAT	Boeing-EDD	Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
Yamal 201	000000002003-11-24-000024 Nov 2003		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel
Yamal 202	000000002003-11-24-000024 Nov 2003		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel
Ekspress-AM 1	000000002004-10-29-000029 Oct 2004	000000002013-08-10-000010 Aug 2013	Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel
AMC 12 (Astra 4A / Star One C12 / now: NSS 10)	000000002005-02-03-00003 Feb 2005		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	SES Americom	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3
Ekspress-AM 2	000000002005-03-29-000029 Mar 2005		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel
Monitor-E	000000002005-08-26-000026 Aug 2005		Hall-effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	Roskosmos	OKB Fakel	Earth observation satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
Ekspress-AM 3	000000002004-10-29-000029 Oct 2004		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel
AMC 23	000000002005-12-29-000029 Dec 2005		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	SES Americom	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3
KazSat-1	000000002005-06-18-000018 Jun 2005		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	JSC KazSat	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
ION	000000002006-07-26-000026 Jul 2006	000000002006-07-26-000026 Jul 2006	Vacuum arc thruster	4	μVAT	Tungsten	UIUC	UIUC	Satellite lost during injection phase
MEASAT-3	000000002006-12-11-000011 Dec 2006		Ion engine	4	XIPS	Xenon	MEASAT	L-3 ETI	Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP
TacSat-2	000000002006-12-16-000016 Dec 2006	000000002011-02-05-00005 Feb 2011	Hall-effect thruster	1	BHT-200	Xenon	USAF	Busek	Microsatellite Propulsion Integration (MPI) Experiment, military applications
FalconSat-3	000000002007-03-09-00009 Mar 2007		Pulsed plasma thruster	4	MPACS	PTFE	USAFA	Busek	Experimental Satellite, Micro-Propulsion Attitude Control System
Dawn	000000002007-09-27-000027 Sep 2007		Ion engine	3	NSTAR	Xenon	NASA	NASA
GOCE	000000002009-03-17-000017 Mar 2009	000000002013-11-11-000011 Nov 2013	Ion engine	2	T5	Xenon	ESA	QinetiQ
STSAT-2A	000000002009-08-25-000025 Aug 2009	000000002009-08-25-000025 Aug 2009	Pulsed plasma thruster				KARI	KAIST/SaTReC	Satellite lost during injection phase
GSAT-4 (Healthsat)	000000002010-04-15-000015 Apr 2010	000000002010-04-15-000015 Apr 2010	Hall-effect thruster	2 2	KM-45 (Unnamed)	Xenon	ISRO	Keldysh ISRO	Launcher failed to reach orbit
STSAT-2B	000000002010-06-10-000010 Jun 2010	000000002010-06-10-000010 Jun 2010	Pulsed plasma thruster				KARI	KAIST/SaTReC	Satellite lost during injection phase
AEHF-SV-1 (USA-214)	000000002010-08-14-000014 Aug 2010		Hall-effect thruster	4	BPT-4000 (XR-5)	Xenon	USAF	Aerojet	Satellite bus based on Lockheed Martin A2100; mission saved by Hall thruster
FalconSat-5 (USA-221)	000000002010-11-20-000020 Nov 2010		Hall-effect thruster		BHT-200	Xenon	USAF	Busek	Experimental Satellite
KazSat-2	000000002011-07-16-000016 Jul 2011		Hall-effect thruster	8	SPT-70	Xenon	JSC KazSat	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus
Fobos-Grunt	000000002011-11-09-00009 Nov 2011	000000002012-01-15-000015 Jan 2012	Hall-effect thruster	3	SPT-140	Xenon	Roskosmos	OKB Fakel	Failed to reach intended trajectory
AEHF-SV-2 (USA-235)	000000002012-05-04-00004 May 2012		Hall-effect thruster		BPT-4000 (XR-5)	Xenon	USAF	Aerojet	Satellite bus based on Lockheed Martin A2100
Kanopus-V	000000002012-07-22-000022 Jul 2012		Hall-effect thruster	2	SPT-50	Xenon	Roskosmos	OKB Fakel	Earth observation satellite
TET-1	000000002012-07-22-000022 Jul 2012		Resistojet	1	Aquajet	Water	DLR	Aerospace Innovation	Experimental
PROITERES	000000002012-09-09-00009 Sep 2012		Pulsed plasma thruster	4		PTFE	OIT	OIT	Academic satellite, communication loss before propulsion test
ShiJian-9A (SJ-9A)	000000002012-10-14-000014 Oct 2012		Hall-effect thruster Ion engine		HET-40 LIPS-200	Xenon	COSTIND	SISP LIP	Experimental satellite based on CAST-2000 satellite bus
Yamal 402	000000002012-12-08-00008 Dec 2012		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on bus Spacebus-4000C3, satellite failed to reach intended orbit
STRaND-1	000000002013-02-25-000025 Feb 2013		Pulsed plasma thruster				SSTL	SSTL	3U Cubesat propulsion demonstration
Alphasat (Inmarsat-4A F4)	000000002013-07-25-000025 Jul 2013		Hall-effect thruster	4	PPS-1350	Xenon	Inmarsat/ESA	Snecma	Operational
AEHF-SV-3 (USA-246)	000000002013-09-18-000018 Sep 2013		Hall-effect thruster		BPT-4000 (XR-5)	Xenon	USAF	Aerojet	Satellite bus based on Lockheed Martin A2100
STSAT-3	000000002013-11-21-000021 Nov 2013	000000002015-12-01-0000Dec 2015	Hall-effect thruster	1		Xenon	KARI	KAIST/SaTReC
DubaiSat-2	000000002013-11-21-000021 Nov 2013		Hall-effect thruster	1		Xenon	MBRSC	Satrec Initiative JAXA (Neutralizer)	Satellite bus based on Satrec Initiative SI-300
Wren	000000002013-11-21-000021 Nov 2013		Pulsed plasma thruster	4			StaDoKo	StaDoKo	1U PocketQub propulsion
Ekspress-AM5	000000002013-12-26-000026 Dec 2013		Hall-effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	EP system used to insert the satellite into GEO. Unclear if EP is also used for station keeping.
KazSat-3	000000002014-04-28-000028 Apr 2014		Hall-effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	JSC KazSat	OKB Fakel	Communications satellite based on Ekspress 1000 NTA bus
Deimos-2	000000002014-06-19-000019 Jun 2014		Hall-effect thruster		HEPS	Xenon	Deimos Imaging	Satrec Initiative	Satellite bus based on Satrec Initiative SI-300
Ekspress-AM6 (Eutelsat 53A)	000000002014-10-21-000021 Oct 2014		Hall-effect thruster		SPT-100	Xenon	RSCC	OKB Fakel	EP system used to insert the satellite into GEO. Unclear if EP is also used for station keeping.
Hayabusa 2	000000002014-12-03-00003 Dec 2014		Ion engine	4		Xenon	JAXA	JAXA/ISAS
PROCYON	000000002014-12-03-00003 Dec 2014		Ion engine	1	I-COUPS	Xenon	JAXA/University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo	PRoximate Object Close flYby with Optical Navigation, experimental >200 h operation
Yamal 401	000000002014-12-15-000015 Dec 2014		Hall-effect thruster	4	SPT-100	Xenon	Gazcom	OKB Fakel	Satellite based on bus Ekspress-2000A
ABS-3A	000000002015-03-02-00002 Mar 2015		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	ABS	L-3 ETI	First Boeing 702SP all-electric satellites
Satmex 7 (now: Eutelsat 115 West B)	000000002015-03-02-00002 Mar 2015		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	Satmex	L-3 ETI	First Boeing 702SP all-electric satellites
BRICsat-P	000000002015-05-20-000020 May 2015		Vacuum arc Thruster	4	μCAT		USNA	GW University	Detumbling, spin and a delta-V for a 1.5U cubesat in 500km orbit
KaiTuo-1A (XinJiShu YanZheng-2)	000000002015-09-19-000019 Sep 2015		Hall-effect thruster	1 1	LHT-100 (Unnamed)	Xenon		LIP BICE	Experimental Satellite
ABS-2A	000000002016-06-15-000015 Jun 2016		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	ABS	L-3 ETI	Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP
Satmex 9 (now: Eutelsat 117 West B)	000000002016-06-15-000015 Jun 2016		Ion engine	4	XIPS-25	Xenon	Satmex	L-3 ETI	Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP

Planned missions
Spacecraft name	Launch date	Thruster type	No.	Model	Propellant			Comment
AOBA-VELOX III	2016	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	Nanyang Technological University Kyushu Institute of Technology	Nanyang Technological University	2U-Cubesat propulsion
Hispasat 36W-1	000000002016-01-01-00002016	Hall-effect thruster	8	PPS-1350	Xenon	Hispasat	Snecma	Satellite based on OHB Luxor bus
NovaSAR	000000002017-01-01-00002017	Resistojet Quad Confinement Thruster	1 1		Xenon	SSTL/ADS UK	SSTL SSC/SSTL	Satellite based on SSTL-300 bus
Ionozond (Ionosfere 1 & 2)	2017	Pulsed plasma thruster		APPT-95	PTFE	Roskosmos	RIAME	AOCS
PEGASUS	2016	Pulsed plasma thruster			PTFE	FH Wiener Neustadt	FH Wiener Neustadt	Cubesat propulsion; part of QB50
BepiColombo	2017	Ion engine	4	T6	Xenon	ESA & JAXA	QinetiQ	Solar Electric Propulsion System (SEPS)
Eutelsat 172B	2017	Hall-effect thruster		PPS5000	Xenon	Eutelsat	Snecma
GSAT-9	2017	Hall-effect thruster			Xenon	ISRO	ISRO	Station-keeping of satellite, including orbit changes ^[1]
ShiJian-13 (SJ-13)	2017	Ion engine		LIPS-200	Xenon		LIP	NSSK of DongFangHong-3B satellite bus
VENµS	2017	Hall-effect thruster	2	IHET-300	Xenon	ISA & CNES	Rafael	Station-keeping, fine attitude control and orbit change
Neosat	2018	Hall-effect thruster		PPS5000	Xenon	ESA	Snecma
DongFangHong-5	2018	Ion engine		LIPS-300	Xenon		LIP

References

↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/ISRO-to-Test-Electric-Propulsion-on-Satellites/2015/11/30/article3153565.ece

Spacecraft propulsion

Chemical
rockets

State	Liquid-fuel rocket Solid-fuel rocket Hybrid rocket

Propellants	Liquid propellants Cryogenic Hypergolic Monopropellant Bipropellant Staged combustion cycle Expander cycle Gas-generator cycle Tap-off cycle Pressure-fed engine Pump-fed engine Electric pump-fed engine Tripropellant

Electrical
thrusters

Electrostatic	Colloid thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Ionocraft

Electromagnetic	Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster VASIMR

Electrothermal	Pulsed plasma thruster Helicon Double Layer Thruster Arcjet rocket Resistojet rocket

Other	MagBeam High Power Electric Propulsion Mass driver Resonant cavity thruster

Nuclear
propulsion

Closed system	Nuclear electric rocket Nuclear thermal rocket Radioisotope Salt-water Gas core "Lightbulb"

Open system	Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail Nuclear photonic rocket

Other

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