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The exhaust velocity in a xenon ion thruster is 20-50 km/s. Most of the time it’s on an earth escape trajectory (~11 km/s in low orbit).
by Armisael16 9y ago
The exhaust velocity in a xenon ion thruster is 20-50 km/s. Most of the time it’s on an earth escape trajectory (~11 km/s in low orbit).