# List of spacecraft with electric propulsion

In chronological order, spacecraft 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 | Spacecraft customer | Thruster prime | Comment |
| Program 661A Flight A | 18 Dec 1962 | 18 Dec 1962 | Ion engine | 1 | | Cesium | USAF | EOS (Electro-Optical Systems, Inc.) | Suborbital, no operation of on-board ion engine |
| Kosmos 21 | 11 Nov 1963 | 11 Nov 1963 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | | Kurchatov Institute/OKB-1 | Launch failure |
| Zond 1 | 2 Apr 1964 | 14 May 1964 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | | Kurchatov Institute/OKB-1 | The experimental ion thruster-based attitude control system were tested but found to operate erratically, possibly due to the loss of pressure in the electronics compartment. |
| SERT 1 | 20 Jul 1964 | 20 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 | 29 Aug 1964 | 29 Aug 1964 | Ion engine | 1 | | Cesium | USAF | EOS | Suborbital, experimental test (19 min operation) |
| Zond 2 | 30 Nov 1964 | 14 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 | 21 Dec 1964 | 21 Dec 1964 | Ion engine | 1 | | Cesium | USAF | EOS | Suborbital, experimental test (4 min operation) |
| Snapshot | 3 Apr 1965 | | Ion engine | 1 | | Cesium | USAF/Army | EOS | Experimental 1 hour operation, SNAP-10A nuclear reactor |
| Zond 3 | 18 Jul 1965 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | | | Operation of thruster failed |
| Yantar-1 | 13 Oct 1966 | 13 Oct 1966 | Ion engine | | | Argon | | | Ballistic flight |
| Yantar-2 | 1968 | 1968 | Ion engine | | | Nitrogen | | | Ballistic flight |
| ATS-4 | 10 Aug 1968 | | Ion engine | 2 | | Cesium | USAF/NASA | EOS | Experimental 10 hours operation, Satellite Technology Applications |
| LES-6 | 26 Sep 1968 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | 4 | | PTFE | USAF | MIT Lincoln Lab. | Lincoln Experimental Satellite |
| Yantar-3 | 1969 | 1969 | Ion engine | | | Air | | | Ballistic flight |
| ATS-5 | 12 Aug 1969 | | Ion engine | 2 | | Cesium | USAF/NASA | EOS | Experimental |
| SERT 2 | 3 Feb 1970 | | Ion engine | 2 | | Mercury | NASA | NASA/Westinghouse | (Experimental), worked until 1981 (3781 hours) |
| Yantar-4 | 1971 | 1971 | Ion engine | | | Air | | | Ballistic flight |
| Meteor 1-10 | 29 Dec 1971 | | Hall effect thruster | 2 | SPT-60 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Orbit control |
| L-4SC-3 | 20 Aug 1974 | 20 Aug 1974 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | ISAS | | Experimental, ballistic launch. Launch failure. |
| ATS-6 | 30 May 1974 | | Ion engine | 2 | | Cesium | NASA | EOS | Experimental 92 hours operation |
| Meteor-Priroda 1 (Meteor 1-18) | 9 Jul 1974 | | Hall effect thruster | 2 | SPT-60 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Orbit control |
| Kren-1 (Kosmos-728) | 18 Apr 1975 | 18 Apr 1975 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | | | Potassium | | NIITP | Ballistic flight |
| TIP-2 | 12 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) | 21 Nov 1975 | 21 Nov 1975 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | | | Potassium | | NIITP | Ballistic flight |
| Meteor-Priroda 2-1 (Meteor 1-25) | 15 May 1976 | | Hall effect thruster | 2 | SPT-60 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Orbit control |
| TIP-3 | 1 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) | 29 Jun 1977 | | Hall effect thruster | 2 | SPT-50 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Orbit control |
| Kust-1 | 7 Dec 1977 | 7 Dec 1977 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | | | Air | | | Ballistic flight, Russian acronym of Kubarev, thruster, jet |
| Kust-2 | 30 Nov 1978 | 30 Nov 1978 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | | | Air | | | Ballistic flight |
| Astrofizika (Kosmos 1066) | 23 Dec 1978 | | Hall effect thruster | 2 | SPT-50 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Orbit control |
| Kust-3 | 21 Jan 1979 | 21 Jan 1979 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | | | Air | | | Ballistic flight |
| SCATHA (P78-2) | 30 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 | 6 Dec 1980 | | Resistojet | | | Hydrazine | ITSO/Inmarsat | | Communications satellite, and 1984, eight satellites |
| MS-T4 (Tansei 4) | 17 Feb 1980 | 13 May 1983 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | | | Ammonia | ISAS | | Experimental, thruster for spin-up |
| ETS-4 (Kiku 3) | 11 Feb 1981 | 24 Dec 1984 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | NASDA | AIST | Engineering Test Satellite (experimental) |
| Nova-1 | 14 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) | 10 Jul 1981 | | Hall effect thruster | 2 | SPT-50 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Orbit control |
| MDT-2A | 7 Dec 1981 | 7 Dec 1981 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | | SSTC Academia Sinica | Ballistic Missile |
| Potok 1/Geizer 1 (Kosmos 1366) | 17 May 1982 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| ETS-3 (Kiku 4) | 3 Sep 1982 | 8 Mar 1985 | Ion engine | 2 | | Mercury | NASDA | MELCO | Engineering Test Satellite (experimental) |
| Potok 2/Geizer 2 (Kosmos 1540) | 2 Mar 1984 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Nova-3 | 12 Oct 1984 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | | TSPPS | PTFE | US Navy | | Transit Improvement Program (Triad/NOVA), Teflon Solid Propellant Propulsion System |
| Luch #1 (Kosmos 1700) | 25 Oct 1985 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Potok 3/Geizer 3 (Kosmos 1738) | 4 Apr 1986 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Plazma-A #1 (Kosmos 1818) | 1 Feb 1987 | | Hall effect thruster | 6 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Orbit control, Topaz-1 nuclear reactor |
| Plazma-A #2 (Kosmos 1867) | 10 Jul 1987 | | Hall effect thruster | 6 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Orbit control, Topaz-1 nuclear reactor |
| Start-1 | 7 Aug 1987 | | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | | AMPDT | Air | | | Autonomous MPD Thruster |
| Start-2 | 9 Sep 1987 | | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | | AMPDT | Argon | | | Autonomous MPD Thruster |
| Potok 4/Geizer 5 (Kosmos 1888) | 1 Oct 1987 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Luch #2 (Kosmos 1897) | 26 Nov 1987 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Nova-2 | 16 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) | 1 Aug 1988 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Luch #3 (Kosmos 2054) | 27 Dec 1989 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Potok 6/Geizer 7 (Kosmos 2085) | 18 Jul 1990 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Potok 7/Geizer 8 (Kosmos 2172) | 22 Nov 1991 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| EURECA | 2 Aug 1992 | 1 Jul 1993 | Ion engine | | RIT-10 (RITA) | Xenon | ESA | MBB | 240 hours operation |
| Telstar 401 | 16 Dec 1993 | 11 Jan 1997 | Arcjet | | MR-508 | Hydrazine | AT&T | Rocket Research Co. | Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000) |
| Gals-1 | 20 Jan 1994 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Communication Satellite |
| ETS-6 (Kiku 6) | 28 Aug 1994 | 9 Jul 1996 | Ion engine | | XIES | Xenon | NASDA | Mitsubishi Electric | Experimental, Xenon Ion Engine System |
| Telstar 402 | 9 Sep 1994 | 9 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) | 21 Sep 1994 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Ekspress 1 | 13 Oct 1994 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Luch 4 | 16 Dec 1994 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Space Flyer Unit (SFU) | 18 Mar 1995 | 13 Jan 1996 | Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster | 1 | EPEX | Hydrazine | ISAS/NASDA | ISAS | Electric Propulsion Experiment, 43395 pulses of operation |
| Potok 9/Geizer 10 (Kosmos 2319) | 30 Aug 1995 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Telstar 402R (Telstar 4) | 24 Sep 1995 | Sep 2003 | Arcjet | | MR-508 | Hydrazine | AT&T | Rocket Research Co. | Communication satellite (Lockheed Martin AS-7000) |
| Luch2-1 | 11 Oct 1995 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| Gals-2 | 17 Nov 1995 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | Communication Satellite |
| Ekspress 2 | 26 Sep 1996 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| A2100 | 1997 | | Arcjet | | MR-510 | | Lockheed/Aerojet | | Communication Satellite |
| PAS 5 (now: Intelsat 5) | 28 Aug 1997 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | PanAmSat | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on HS-601HP (first commercial satellite with XIPS) |
| Kupon-1 | 12 Nov 1997 | Mar 1998 | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | Bank of Russia | OKB Fakel | Communication Satellite |
| Galaxy 8i | 8 Dec 1997 | 2004 | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | PanAmSat | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP |
| Astra 2A | 30 Aug 1998 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | SES | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP |
| STEX (NROL-8) | 3 Oct 1998 | | Hall effect thruster | | TAL-D55 | Xenon | NRO | TsNIIMash | EPDM (Electric Propulsion Demonstration Module) |
| Deep Space 1 | 24 Oct 1998 | 2001 | Ion engine | 1 | NSTAR | Xenon | NASA | NASA | |
| Satmex 5 (now: Eutelsat 115 West A) | 5 Dec 1998 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | Satmex | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; propulsion failed on 27 Jan 2010 |
| PAS 6B (now: Intelsat 6B) | 21 Dec 1998 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | PanAmSat | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP |
| ARGOS (P91-1) | 23 Feb 1999 | 31 Jul 2003 | Arcjet | | ESEX | Ammonia | USAF | Rocket Research Co. | Experimental military satellite, Electric Propulsion Space Experiment |
| Orion 3 | 5 May 1999 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | Orion Network Systems | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; injected into wrong orbit |
| Astra 1H | 18 Jun 1999 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | SES | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP |
| Yamal 101 | 6 Sep 1999 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-70 | Xenon | Gazcom | OKB Fakel | Communications satellite |
| Yamal 102 | 6 Sep 1999 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-70 | Xenon | Gazcom | OKB Fakel | Communications satellite |
| DirecTV 1R | 10 Oct 1999 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS | Xenon | DirecTV | Hughes-EDD | Communications satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP |
| Ekspress-A 1 | 27 Oct 1999 | 27 Oct 1999 | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | RSCC | OKB Fakel | Communication satellite, satellite lost during launch |
| Galaxy 10R | 25 Jan 2000 | 2009 | 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 | 12 Mar 2000 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | RSCC | OKB Fakel | Communication satellite |
| SESAT 1 (now: Eutelsat 16C) | 17 Apr 2000 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | Eutelsat | OKB Fakel | Communications satellite, Ekspress satellite bus by NPO PM |
| Galaxy 4R | 19 Apr 2000 | 2006 | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | PanAmSat | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP; XIPS failed by 2003 |
| Ekspress-A 3 | 24 Jun 2000 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | RSCC | OKB Fakel | Communication satellite |
| Potok 10/Geizer 12 (Kosmos 2371) | 4 Jul 2000 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-70 | Xenon | | OKB Fakel | |
| MightySat II.1 | 19 Jul 2000 | 12 Nov 2002 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | AFRL | USAF/NASA/Olin Aerospace Co. | Experimental satellite |
| PAS 9 (now: Intelsat 9) | 28 Jul 2000 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | PanAmSat | Hughes-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP |
| AMSAT-Phase 3-D (OSCAR-40) | 16 Nov 2000 | 2004 | Arcjet | | ATOS | Ammonia | AMSAT | University of Stuttgart, IRS | Arcjet Thruster on OSCAR Satellite, operated in cold gas mode |
| EO-1 | 21 Nov 2000 | 30 Mar 2017 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | NASA | Primex Aerospace | Earth Observing-1, technology demonstrator |
| PAS 10 (now: Intelsat 10) | 15 May 2001 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | PanAmSat | Boeing-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes HS-601HP |
| Astra 2C | 16 Jun 2001 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | SES | Boeing-EDD | Satellite bus based on Hughes 601HP |
| Artemis | 12 Jul 2001 | Nov 2017 | Ion engine | 4 | RIT-10 (RITA) and UK-10(T5) | Xenon | ESA | Astrium | Advanced Relay Technology Mission ESA Artemis satellite using 4 ion engines (2 RIT and 2 UK-10) has paved the way for the use of electric propulsion in telecommunication spacecraft. |
| DirecTV 4S | 27 Nov 2001 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS | Xenon | DirecTV | Boeing-EDD | Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP |
| Ekspress-A 1R (Ekspress-A 4) | 10 Jun 2002 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100(?), KM-5 | Xenon | RSCC | OKB Fakel(?), Keldysh | Communication satellite |
| AsiaSat 4 | 11 Apr 2003 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS | Xenon | AsiaSat | Boeing-EDD | Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP |
| Hayabusa | 9 May 2003 | 13 Jun 2010 | Ion engine | 4 | μ10 | Xenon | JAXA | JAXA/ISAS | |
| SMART-1 | 28 Sep 2003 | 3 Sep 2006 | Hall effect thruster | 1 | PPS-1350 | Xenon | ESA | Snecma | Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology |
| Galaxy 13 / Horizons 1 | 1 Oct 2003 | | Ion engine | | XIPS | Xenon | PanAmSat/JSAT | Boeing-EDD | Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP |
| Yamal 201 | 24 Nov 2003 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-70 | Xenon | Gazcom | OKB Fakel | |
| Yamal 202 | 24 Nov 2003 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-70 | Xenon | Gazcom | OKB Fakel | |
| Ekspress-AM 1 | 29 Oct 2004 | 10 Aug 2013 | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | RSCC | OKB Fakel | |
| AMC 12 (Astra 4A / Star One C12 / now: NSS 10) | 3 Feb 2005 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | SES Americom | OKB Fakel | Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3 |
| Ekspress-AM 2 | 29 Mar 2005 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | RSCC | OKB Fakel | |
| Monitor-E | 26 Aug 2005 | | Hall effect thruster | | SPT-100 | Xenon | Roskosmos | OKB Fakel | Earth observation satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus |
| MBSat 1 (ABS 2i / now: ABS 4 (Mobisat)) | 13 Mar 2004 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | MBCO Sold to: ABS | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 |
| Ekspress-AM 3 | 29 Oct 2004 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | RSCC | OKB Fakel | |
| AMC 23 | 29 Dec 2005 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | SES Americom | OKB Fakel | Communications satellite based on Alcatel Alenia Spacebus-4000C3 |
| KazSat-1 | 18 Jun 2005 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-70 | Xenon | JSC KazSat | OKB Fakel | Communications satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus |
| ION | 26 Jul 2006 | 26 Jul 2006 | Vacuum arc thruster | 4 | μVAT | Tungsten | UIUC | UIUC | Satellite lost during injection phase |
| MEASAT-3 | 11 Dec 2006 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS | Xenon | MEASAT | L-3 ETI | Satellite bus based on Boeing BSS-601HP |
| TacSat-2 | 16 Dec 2006 | 5 Feb 2011 | Hall effect thruster | 1 | BHT-200 | Xenon | USAF | Busek | Microsatellite Propulsion Integration (MPI) Experiment, military applications |
| ETS-8 (Kiku 8) | 18 Dec 2006 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIES | Xenon | JAXA | Mitsubishi Electric | |
| FalconSat-3 | 9 Mar 2007 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | 4 | MPACS | PTFE | USAFA | Busek | Experimental Satellite, Micro-Propulsion Attitude Control System |
| Dawn | 27 Sep 2007 | | Ion engine | 3 | NSTAR | Xenon | NASA | NASA | |
| Telstar 11N | 26 Feb 2009 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | Loral Skynet | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 |
| GOCE | 17 Mar 2009 | 11 Nov 2013 | Ion engine | 2 | T5 | Xenon | ESA | QinetiQ | |
| Sirius FM5 (Radiosat 5) | 30 Jun 2009 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | Sirius Satellite Radio | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 |
| STSAT-2A | 25 Aug 2009 | 25 Aug 2009 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | | KARI | KAIST/SaTReC | Satellite lost during injection phase |
| NSS-12 | 29 Oct 2009 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | SES New Skies | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on Space Systems/Loral SSL-1300 |
| GSAT-4 (Healthsat) | 15 Apr 2010 | 15 Apr 2010 | Hall effect thruster | 2 2 | KM-45 (Unnamed) | Xenon | ISRO | Keldysh ISRO | Launcher failed to reach orbit |
| STSAT-2B | 10 Jun 2010 | 10 Jun 2010 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | | KARI | KAIST/SaTReC | Satellite lost during injection phase |
| AEHF-SV-1 (USA-214) | 14 Aug 2010 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | BPT-4000 (XR-5) | Xenon | USAF | Aerojet | Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100; mission saved by Hall thruster |
| FalconSat-5 (USA-221) | 20 Nov 2010 | | Hall effect thruster | | BHT-200 | Xenon | USAF | Busek | Experimental Satellite |
| KazSat-2 | 16 Jul 2011 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-70 | Xenon | JSC KazSat | OKB Fakel | Communications satellite based on Khrunichev Yachta bus |
| Fobos-Grunt | 9 Nov 2011 | 15 Jan 2012 | Hall effect thruster | 3 | SPT-140 | Xenon | Roskosmos | OKB Fakel | Failed to reach intended trajectory |
| SES-4 | 14 Feb 2012 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | SES World Skies | OKB Fakel | |
| AEHF-SV-2 (USA-235) | 4 May 2012 | | Hall effect thruster | | BPT-4000 (XR-5) | Xenon | USAF | Aerojet | Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100 |
| SES-5 | 9 Jul 2012 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | SES World Skies | OKB Fakel | |
| Kanopus-V | 22 Jul 2012 | | Hall effect thruster | 2 | SPT-50 | Xenon | Roskosmos | OKB Fakel | Earth observation satellite |
| TET-1 | 22 Jul 2012 | | Resistojet | 1 | Aquajet | Water | DLR | Aerospace Innovation | Experimental |
| PROITERES | 9 Sep 2012 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | 4 | | PTFE | OIT | OIT | Academic satellite, communication loss before propulsion test |
| Shijian-9A (SJ-9A) | 14 Oct 2012 | | Hall effect thruster Ion engine | | HET-40 LIPS-200 | Xenon | COSTIND | SISP LIP | Experimental satellite based on CAST-2000 |
| Yamal 402 | 8 Dec 2012 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | Gazcom | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on Spacebus-4000C3, satellite failed to reach intended orbit |
| STRaND-1 | 25 Feb 2013 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | | SSTL | SSTL | 3U Cubesat propulsion demonstration |
| Alphasat (Inmarsat-4A F4) | 25 Jul 2013 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | PPS-1350 | Xenon | Inmarsat/ESA | Snecma | Operational |
| AEHF-SV-3 (USA-246) | 18 Sep 2013 | | Hall effect thruster | | BPT-4000 (XR-5) | Xenon | USAF | Aerojet | Satellite based on Lockheed Martin A2100 |
| CUSat | 29 Sep 2013 | 16 Oct 2013 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | | PTFE | Cornell University | Cornell University University of Washington | Technology demonstration |
| STSAT-3 | 21 Nov 2013 | Dec 2015 | Hall effect thruster | 1 | | Xenon | KARI | KAIST/SaTReC | |
| DubaiSat-2 | 21 Nov 2013 | | Hall effect thruster | 1 | | Xenon | MBRSC | Satrec Initiative JAXA (Neutralizer) | Satellite bus based on Satrec Initiative SI-300 |
| Wren | 21 Nov 2013 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | 4 | | | StaDoKo | StaDoKo | 1U PocketQub propulsion |
| Ekspress-AM5 | 26 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 | 28 Apr 2014 | | Hall effect thruster | | SPT-100 | Xenon | JSC KazSat | OKB Fakel | Communications satellite based on Ekspress 1000 NTA bus |
| Deimos-2 | 19 Jun 2014 | | Hall effect thruster | | HEPS | Xenon | Deimos Imaging | Satrec Initiative | Satellite bus based on Satrec Initiative SI-300 |
| Hodoyoshi 4 | 19 Jun 2014 | | Ion engine | 1 | MIPS | Xenon | University of Tokyo/NESTRA | University of Tokyo | |
| MKA-FKI PN2 (Vernov) | 8 Jul 2014 | Dec 2014 | Pulsed plasma thruster | | APPT-45-2 | PTFE | Russian Academy of Sciences | RIAME | Satellite based on bus Karat; communication loss before thruster operation |
| Ekspress-AM6 (Eutelsat 53A) | 21 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. |
| Hayabusa2 | 3 Dec 2014 | | Ion engine | 4 | | Xenon | JAXA | JAXA/ISAS | |
| PROCYON | 3 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 | 15 Dec 2014 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | Gazcom | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on bus Ekspress-2000A |
| ABS-3A | 2 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) | 2 Mar 2015 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS-25 | Xenon | Satmex | L-3 ETI | First Boeing 702SP all-electric satellites |
| BRICsat-P | 20 May 2015 | | Vacuum arc thruster | 4 | μCAT | | USNA | GW University | Detumbling, spin and a delta-V for a 1.5U cubesat in 500km orbit |
| AeroCube 8A | 20 May 2015 | | Electrospray Thruster | 1 | SiEPro | Ionic liquid | The Aerospace Corporation | MIT | 1.5 U cubesat |
| AeroCube 8B | 20 May 2015 | | Electrospray Thruster | 1 | SiEPro | Ionic liquid | The Aerospace Corporation | MIT | 1.5 U cubesat |
| KaiTuo-1A (XinJiShu YanZheng-2) | 19 Sep 2015 | | Hall effect thruster | 1 1 | LHT-100 (Unnamed) | Xenon | | LIP BICE | Experimental Satellite |
| Lisa Pathfinder | 3 Dec 2015 | | Electrospray Thruster | 8 | CMNT | Ionic Liquid Propellant | ESA | Busek | Very precise attitude control |
| Horyu-4 (AEGIS) | 18 Feb 2016 | | Vacuum arc thruster | | | | KIT | KIT | |
| SES-9 | 4 Mar 2016 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS-25 | Xenon | SES | L-3 ETI | |
| ABS-2A | 15 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) | 15 Jun 2016 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS-25 | Xenon | Satmex | L-3 ETI | Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP |
| Shijian-17 (SJ-17) | 3 Nov 2016 | | Hall effect thruster | | LHT-100 | Xenon | CAST | LIP | |
| AeroCube 8C | 11 Nov 2016 | | Electrospray Thruster | 1 | SiEPro | Ionic liquid | The Aerospace Corporation | MIT | 1.5 U cubesat |
| AeroCube 8D | 11 Nov 2016 | | Electrospray Thruster | 1 | SiEPro | Ionic liquid | The Aerospace Corporation | MIT | 1.5 U cubesat |
| AOBA-VELOX III | 9 Dec 2016 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | 1 | | PTFE | NTU KIT | NTU | 2U-Cubesat propulsion, satellite piggyback on HTV-6, deployed from ISS on 16 Jan 2017 |
| Hispasat 36W-1 (SmallGEO) | 27 Jan 2017 | | Hall effect thruster | 8 | SPT-100 | Xenon | Hispasat | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on OHB Luxor bus |
| SES-10 | 30 Mar 2017 | | Hall effect thruster | | SPT-100 | Xenon | SES | OKB Fakel | |
| Shijian-13 (SJ-13) | 12 Apr 2017 | | Ion engine | 4 | LIPS-200 | Xenon | CAST & ChinaSatcom | LIP | Satellite based on DongFangHong-3B satellite bus |
| GSAT-9 (South Asian Satellite) | 5 May 2017 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | KM-45 | Xenon | ISRO | Keldysh | Station-keeping of satellite, including orbit changes |
| SES-15 | 18 May 2017 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS-25 | Xenon | SES World Skies | L-3 ETI | Satellite based on all-electric bus Boeing 702SP |
| Eutelsat 172B | 1 Jun 2017 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-140 | Xenon | Eutelsat | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar-3000EOR |
| PEGASUS | 23 Jun 2017 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | 4 | | PTFE | FH Wiener Neustadt | FH Wiener Neustadt | Cubesat propulsion; part of QB50 |
| Shijian-18 | 2 Jul 2017 | 2 Jul 2017 | Ion engine | | LIPS-300 | Xenon | | LIP | Launcher failed to reach orbit |
| VENμS | 2 Aug 2017 | | Hall effect thruster | 2 | IHET-300 | Xenon | ISA CNES | Rafael | Station-keeping, fine attitude control and orbit change |
| AsiaSat-9 | 28 Sep 2017 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | AsiaSat | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on Space Systems Loral SSL-1300 bus |
| SLATS (Tsubame) | 23 Dec 2017 | 2 Oct 2019 | Ion engine | 1 | XIES | Xenon | | | |
| Flock-3p' | 12 Jan 2018 | | FEEP | 1 | IFM Nano | Indium | Planet Labs | Enpulsion | First successful IOD of a FEEP thruster on a 3U Cubesat |
| SES-14 | 25 Jan 2018 | | Hall effect thruster | | SPT-140 | Xenon | SES | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar Neo |
| SES-12 | 4 Jun 2018 | | Hall effect thruster | | SPT-140 | Xenon | SES | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on all-electric bus Eurostar Neo |
| NovaSAR | 16 Sep 2018 | | Resistojet Quad confinement thruster | 1 1 | QCT-200 | Xenon | SSTL/ADS UK | SSTL SSC/SSTL | Satellite based on SSTL-300 bus |
| BepiColombo | 20 Oct 2018 | | Ion engine | 4 | T6 | Xenon | ESA & JAXA | QinetiQ | Solar Electric Propulsion System (SEPS) |
| (undisclosed) | 2018 | | FEEP | 4 | IFM Nano | Indium | | Enpulsion | |
| (undisclosed) | 2018 | | FEEP | 1 | IFM Nano | Indium | | Enpulsion | |
| FalconSat-6 | 3 Dec 2018 | | Hall effect thruster | | BHT-200 | Xenon | USAF | Busek | Experimental Satellite |
| UWE-4 | 27 Dec 2018 | | FEEP | 4 | NanoFEEP | Gallium | Universität Würzburg | Morpheus Space | First IOD of orbit control on a picosatellite using electric propulsion |
| AOBA-VELOX-IV | 18 Jan 2019 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | 4 | | PTFE | NTU KIT | NTU | |
| Xiaoxiang-1 03 | 21 Jan 2019 | | Electrospray thruster | | | | Spacety Aerospace Corp. | 206th Institute | |
| (undisclosed) | 2019 | | FEEP | 4 | IFM Nano | Indium | | Enpulsion | |
| PSN-6 (Nusantara Satu) | 22 Feb 2019 | | | | | Xenon | PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara | SSL | |
| (undisclosed) | 2019 | | FEEP | 7 | IFM Nano | Indium | | Enpulsion | |
| Starlink L0 | 23 May 2019 | | Hall effect thruster | 60 | | Krypton | SpaceX | SpaceX | First operational Starlink satellite design |
| Yamal 601 | 30 May 2019 | | Hall effect thruster | 4 | SPT-100 | Xenon | Gazprom | OKB Fakel | Satellite based on bus Ekspress-2000A |
| (undisclosed) | 2019 | | FEEP | 4 | IFM Nano | Indium | | Enpulsion | |
| (undisclosed) | 2019 | | FEEP | 4 | IFM Nano | Indium | | Enpulsion | |
| Starlink Launch 1-28 (V1) | 11 Nov 2019-26 May 2021 | | Hall effect thruster | | | Krypton | SpaceX | SpaceX | All Starlink v1 satellite launches -a more detailed list is available here |
| JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 | 17 Dec 2019 | | Ion engine | 4 | XIPS | Xenon | SKY Perfect JSAT / Kacific | Boeing-EDD | Boeing 702 |
| Shijian-20(SJ-20) | 27 Dec 2019 | | Ion engine | | LIPS-300 | Xenon | CAST | LIP | Back-up of Shijian-18 based on DFH-5 Bus |
| Eutelsat KONNECT | 17 Jan 2020 | | | | Spacebus Neo Xenon Propulsion System (XPS) | Xenon | | | |
| APStar 6D | 9 July 2020 | | Ion engine | | LIPS-300 | Xenon | | LIP | DFH-5 bus |
| SES-17 | 24 Oct 2021 | | Hall effect thruster | | | Xenon | SES | Snecma (TBC) | all-electric Spacebus Neo |
| Double Asteroid Redirection Test | 24 Nov 2021 | 26 Sep 2022 | | | Next-C Ion Engine | Xenon | NASA | Aerojet Rocketdyne | |
| Hotbird 13F | 15 Oct 2022 | | Hall effect thruster | | PPS5000 (TBC) | Xenon | Eutelsat | Snecma (TBC) | all-electric bus Eurostar Neo |
| Hotbird 13G | 3 Nov 2022 | | Hall effect thruster | | PPS5000 (TBC) | Xenon | Eutelsat | Snecma (TBC) | all-electric bus Eurostar Neo |
| MicroHETSat | 1 Dec 2023 | | Hall Effect Thruster | | Sitael HT100 | Xenon | ESA | Sitael | IOD for HT100 |
| Ionozond (Ionosfera M 1, 2) | 4 Nov 2024 | | Pulsed plasma thruster | | APPT-95 | PTFE | Roskosmos | RIAME | AOCS |

## Planned missions

Planned missions :
| Spacecraft name | Launch date | Thruster type | Model | Propellant | Spacecraft customer | Thruster prime | Comment |
| GSAT-20 | 2024 | Hall effect thruster | | Xenon | ISRO | ISRO | |
| ASTER | 2025 | Hall effect thruster | PMHT | Xenon | AEB | UnB | MetNet bus |
| ETS-9 | 2025 | Hall effect thruster | | Xenon | JAXA | IHI Aerospace | |
| NASA Gateway | 2025 | Hall effect thruster | | Xenon | NASA | L3-Aerojet Rocketdyne/Busek | |
| AQUIS | 2025 | Vacuum Arc Jet | | Tungsten | Space Team Aachen | Space Team Aachen | FEEP in development as upgrade |
| Soyuz-Sat-O | ? | Pulsed plasma thruster | APPT-155 | PTFE | | RIAME | |