| Name of the spacecraft / satellite |
Date |
Type of drive |
Country / Organization |
Comment |
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| SERT 1 | July 20, 1964 | Mercury Ion Engine | USA/NASA | Space Electric Rocket Test, suborbital (31 min), Space Electric Rocket Test, suborbital (31 min), the first demonstration of an ion engine in space |
| Zond 2 | November 30, 1964 - May 14, 1965 | Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT, PTFE) | USSR | Is widely regarded as the first application of electric propulsion systems space |
| Program 661A Flight 21-2 | August 29, 1964 | Ion propulsion | USA/USAF | suborbital, experimental test |
| Program 661A Flight 21-3 | December 21, 1964 | Ion Propulsion | USA/USAF | suborbital, experimental test |
| Snapshot | April 3, 1965 | Cesium ion engine | USA/USAF/Army | (Experimentally: 1 hour), SNAP-10A nuclear reactor |
| Zond 3 | July 18, 1965 | Electromagnetic drive (argon, helium) | USSR | (Experimental) |
| ATS-4 | August 10, 1968 | Cesium ion engine | USA/NASA | (Experimental), Satellite Technology Applications |
| LES-6 | September 26, 1968 | Pulsed plasma thrusters (PTFE) | USA/USAF | Lincoln Experimental Satellite |
| ATS-5 | August 12, 1969 | Cesium ion engine | USA/NASA | (Experimental) |
| SERT 2 | February 4, 1970 | Mercury ion engine | USA/NASA | (Experimental), Worked until 1981 |
| Meteor 1-10 | December 29, 1971 | Mercury plasma Thrusters | USSR | Weather satellite |
| L-4SC-3 | August 20, 1974 | Pulsed plasma Thrusters (PTFE)) | Japan/ISAS | (experimental) |
| SMS | May 17, 1974 | Pulsed plasma Thrusters (PTFE)) | USA/NASA | "Synchronous Meteorological Satellite" |
| ATS-6 | May, 30 1974 | Cesium ion engine | USA/NASA | (experimentell) (92 hours) |
| Meteor-Priroda 1-18 | 9. Juli 1974 | Xenon Hall effect drive | USSR | experimental ? Weather satellite |
| TIP-2 | October 12, 1975 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE) | USA/US-Navy | Transit Improvement Program (Triad / NOVA), test |
| LES-8/LES-9 | March 15, 1976 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE) | Lincoln Experimental Satellite, (experimental) |
| TIP-3 | September 1, 1976 | Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PTFE) | USA/US-Navy | Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Test |
| SCATHA (P78-2) | January 30, 1979 | Xenon ion source | USA/USAF | Satellite Positive Ion Beam System (SPIBS), No engine in the strict sense |
| Intelsat-5 F-2 | December 6, 1980 | Hydrazine-Resistojet rocket | USA/ITSO/Inmarsat | Communications satellite, and 1984, eight satellites |
| MS-T4 | 1980 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster (ammonia) | Japan | (experimental) |
| ETS-4 (Kiku 3) | February 11, 1981 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE), ion propulsion | Japan/NASDA | Engineering Test Satellite (experimental) |
| MDT-2A | December 7, 1981 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE) | China | Ballistic Missile |
| Nova-3 | October 12, 1984 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE) | USA/US-Navy | Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA) |
| Nova-2 | June 16, 1988 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE) | USA/US-Navy | Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA) |
| EURECA | 1992-93 | RIT-10 ion engine RITA | Europe | |
| LMC 7000 | 1993+ | Arcjet MR-508/509 | USA/Lockheed/Aerojet | Communication Satellite |
| Gals | January 20, 1994 | Ionenantrieb SPT-100 | Russia | Communication Satellite, Testing the Fakel SPT-100 Engine |
| ETS-6 (Kiku 6) | August 28, 1994 | Xenon ion propulsion XIPS | Japan/NASDA | (experimental) |
| Space Flyer Unit (SFU) | 1995–1996 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster (ammonia) | Japan | EPEX (Electric Propulsion Experiment), (STS-72) |
| Gals-2 | November 17, 1995 | Ion engine SPT-100 | Russia | Communication Satellite |
| A2100 | 1997+ | Arcjet MR-510 | USA/Lockheed/Aerojet | Communication Satellite |
| PAS-5 | August 28, 1997 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | USA/Hughes/PanAmSat | based on Satellite bus HS-601HP or 601HP BSS (first commercial satellite with ion propulsion system) |
| Galaxy 8i | December 8, 1997 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | USA/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite Bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| Astra 2A | August 30, 1998 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | Luxemburg/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite Bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| STEX | October 3, 1998 | Xenon Hall effect Thruster | USA | EPDM (Electric Propulsion Demonstration Module): Russian / American development (engine: TAL-D55) |
| Deep Space 1 | October 24, 1998–2001 | NSTAR Xenon Ion Engine | NASA/USA | |
| Satmex 5 | December 5, 1998 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | Mexiko/Hughes/Boeing | satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| PAS 6B (Intelsat 6B) | December 21, 1998 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | USA/PanAmSat/Hughes/Boeing | satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| ARGOS (P91-1) | February 23, 1999 | Ammonia Arcjet ESEX | USA/USAF/Aerojet | Experimental military satellite, ESEX (Electric Propulsion Space Experiment) |
| Astra 1H | June 18, 1999 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | Luxemburg/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| Yamal 101 and 102 | September 6, 1999 | Fakel SPD-70 plasma thrusters | Russia/RKK Energija | Communications satellite |
| DirecTV 1R | October 10, 1999 | Xenon-Ionentriebwerk XIPS | USA/Hughes/Boeing | Communications Satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| Satellites based on the bus HS-702 / BSS-702 | Starting on December 22, 1999 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | Hughes/Boeing/USA | first satellite: Galaxy 11 |
| Galaxy 10R | January 25, 2000 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | USA/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| Superbird 4 | February 18, 2000 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | Japan/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| SESAT 1 (Siberia - Europe Satellites) | April 17, 2000 | 8 Fakel SPD-100 plasma thrusters | Russia/Frace/ NPO PM / Thales Alenia Space | Communications satellite, Ekspress satellite bus by NPO PM |
| Galaxy 4R | April 19, 2000 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | USA/Hughes/Boeing | |
| MightySat II.1 | July 19, 2000 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE) | USA/AFRL | Experimental satellite |
| PAS 9 (Intelsat 9) | July 28, 2000 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | USA/Hughes/Boeing | |
| AMSAT-Phase 3-D (OSCAR-40) | November 16, 2000 | AAmmonia Arcjet ATOS | BRD/AMSAT | |
| EO-1 | November 21, 2000 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE) | USA/NASA | "Earth Observing-1" |
| PAS 10 (Intelsat 10) | May 15, 2001 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | Luxemburg/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| Astra 2C | June 16, 2001 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | Luxemburg/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| Artemis | July 12, 2001 | Radio-frequency ion thruster | Europe/ESA | two RIT-10 thrusters |
| DirecTV 4S | November 27, 2001 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | USA/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite Bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS, Communication Satellite |
| AsiaSat 4 | April 11, 2003 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | China/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite Bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS, Communication Satellite |
| Hayabusa | May 9, 2003 - June 13, 2010 | 4 μ10 microwave ion thuster | Japan | |
| SMART-1 | September 28, 2003 - September 3, 2006 | Hall-effect thruster PPS-1350 | ESA | |
| Galaxy 13 (Horizons 1) | October 1, 2003 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | USA/Hughes/Boeing | Satellite Bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS, Communication Satellite |
| Yamal-200 | November 24, 2003 | Fakel SPD-70 plasma Thrusters | Russia/RKK Energija | |
| AMC 12 (Astra 4A / Star One C12) | February 3, 2005 | 4 plasma thrusters SPT-100 | USA/Alcatel Space | Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3 |
| AMC 23 | December 29, 2005 | 4 plasma thrusters SPT-100 | USA/Alcatel Alenia | Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3 |
| MEASAT 3 | December 11, 2006 | Xenon ion engine XIPS | Malaysia/Hughes/Boeing | satellite bus based on HS-601HP or 601HP BSS |
| TacSat-2 | December 16, 2006 | Hall-effect thruster BHT-200 | USA/USAF/Busek | Microsatellite Propulsion Integration (MPI) Experiment, Military applications |
| FalconSat-3 | March 9, 2007 | Pulsed plasma thruster (PTFE) | USA/USAF/Busek | Experimental Satellite |
| Dawn | September 27, 2007 | three NSTAR ion thrusters | NASA/USA | |
| GOCE | March 17, 2009 | two ion thrusters | ESA | |
| AEHF-SV-1 (USA-214) | August 14, 2010 | Hall-effect thruster BPT-4000 | USA/USAF | Mission saved by Hall thruster |
| FalconSat-5 (USA-221) | November 20, 2010 | Hall-effect thruster BHT-200 | USA/USAF/Busek | Experimental Satellite |
| AEHF-SV-2 (USA-235) | May 4, 2012 | Hall-effect thruster BPT-4000 | USA/USAF | Operational |
| Alphasat (Inmarsat-4A F4) | July 25, 2013 | Hall-effect thruster PPS-1350 | EUR (Thales Alenia Space and EADS Astrium) | Operational |
| AEHF-SV-3 (USA-246) | September 18, 2013 | Hall-effect thruster BPT-4000 | USA/USAF | Operational |
| Boeing 702SP | 2015 | xenon-ion propulsion | US/ABS (Bermuda)/Satmex | |
| Planned: |
| Microscope (satellite) | 2012 | Four three ion engines (cesium) | France/CNES/ONERA | FEEP (Field Emission Electric Propulsion) |
| ANU plasma thruster[1] | 2014 | Helicon Double Layer Thruster (HDLT) | Australian National University/ EADS-Astrium/Surrey Space Center | $3.1 million was funded by the Australia Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.[2] |
| GSAT-9 (Communication Satellite) | 2017 | .. | India/ISRO | Station-keeping of satellite, including orbit changes [3] |
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