One of the first ion engines on a commercial satellite usedXenon as a propellant and could eject the ionized gas at a rateof 3.03 x 1026 kg/s with an exhaust speed of 3.04 x 104 m/s.What instantaneous thrust could the engine provide?

Consider the mass flow rate of the ionized gas by the ion engine as mf and exhaust speed of the gas…

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One of the first ion engines on a commercial satellite used
Xenon as a propellant and could eject the ionized gas at a rate
of 3.03 x 10²⁶ kg/s with an exhaust speed of 3.04 x 10⁴ m/s.
What instantaneous thrust could the engine provide?

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