ENPULSION, founded in 2016 and based in Austria, is a space technology company and a leading manufacturer of electric propulsion systems for nano- and microsatellites. They specialize in Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP) technology, offering solutions for satellite attitude control, station keeping, and orbital maneuvering. ENPULSION partners with satellite manufacturers, space agencies like ESA, and commercial space companies like NanoAvionics, providing thrusters for various satellite platforms and missions.
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Enpulsion supplies field emission electric propulsion systems for small satellites.
Enpulsion raised €22.5 million in a round led by German investment firm Nordwind Growth this month.
Enpulsion CEO Alexander Reissner is discussing potential partners across Europe and beyond for the company.
ENPULSION has delivered more than 320 propulsion systems using its modular Field-Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP) technology.
ENPULSION’s FEEP propulsion systems generate thrust through electrostatic acceleration of ions extracted from a liquid propellant.
ENPULSION provides electric propulsion systems for micro, nano, and small satellites.
The €22.5 million in new funding will be used to scale ENPULSION’s production capacity and expand its footprint in the US market.
Nordwind Growth is a German growth investment firm that invested in ENPULSION and identified structural demand driven by AI and sovereign space ambitions, faster segment growth, established flight heritage, an expanding product portfolio, and operational profitability as investment drivers.
Dr. Alexander Reissner is the CEO of ENPULSION.
ENPULSION plans to use the new funding to expand beyond propulsion hardware toward integrated in-space mobility solutions for satellite maneuvering and positioning.
ENPULSION’s FEEP systems use an indium-based liquid metal as the propellant.
ENPULSION is an Austrian space propulsion company.
On 3 March, ENPULSION secured €22.5 million in new growth funding led by the German growth investment firm Nordwind Growth.
The 6U Balkan-2, part of the Balkan extension of Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation constellation, is set to be one of the first EnduroSat satellites to use Enpulsion’s Field Emission Electric Propulsion technology.
EnduroSat ordered 100 electric propulsion systems from Austria’s Enpulsion.
The ENPULSION MICRO R³ from ENPULSION is an electric propulsion thruster with a thrust range of 0.0003-0.001 N, a nominal thrust of 1 mN, and a controllable specific impulse of 1,500-4,500 s.
The ENPULSION NANO uses field emission electric propulsion (FEEP) technology that was developed under European Space Agency contracts for 15 years.
The ENPULSION NANO can operate at a specific impulse (Isp) range of 1,500 to 5,000 seconds.
OHB Sweden and ENPULSION signed a dedicated sales contract in December 2022 for a Horizon 2020 IOV/IOD Mission-EIS.
The GMS-T satellite, launched in 2021, uses ENPULSION MICRO R3 thrusters.