The invention relates to the technical field of
spacecraft propulsion equipment, in particular to a connector suitable for common ground of an arc thruster
anode structure and a whole
satellite. A thruster connector of the connector comprises a threaded sleeve, a
metal sleeve, an outer conductor tube, an insulating
ceramic sleeve and a jack conductor tube, the outer conductor tube, the insulating
ceramic sleeve and the jack conductor tube are sequentially sleeved, the threaded sleeve is coaxially connected with one end, facing a power source, of the outer conductor tube, and one end, facing the power source, of the insulating
ceramic sleeve extends out of the outer conductor tube and is spaced from the threaded sleeve. The jack conductor tube is used for inserting an
anode connecting column of the arc thruster and a cable core wire of the connector, the
metal sleeve is fixedly connected with the outer conductor tube, and the middle layer and the outer layer of the cable are both fixedly connected with the
metal sleeve. According to the connector, parasitic
inductance and impedance are greatly reduced, arcing
pulse current of the arc thruster is preferentially returned to a power supply through a cable, the requirement for high
temperature resistance and
high voltage resistance of the connector is met, meanwhile, interference is reduced, and the requirement of a
spacecraft propulsion
system under the condition that an
anode structure of the arc thruster and a whole
satellite are in common ground is met.