DRDO's Technology Development Fund (TDF) has issued an RFP under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) for Air Breathing Space-Based Electric Propulsion for VLEO.
Key requirements:
• 180–230 km orbit
• 12–25 mN thrust
• Hall-effect thruster preferred
• Ambient air + Xenon propellants
• <1,500 W power, <40 kg mass
• 3-year mission life
• ≥75% indigenous content
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