ThrustMe is a deep tech company and provider of advanced in-orbit propulsion systems, founded in 2017. They specialize in miniaturized aerospace thrusters for small satellites, particularly those using iodine as a propellant, increasing satellite lifespan and affordability. Their products include gridded ion thrusters and cold gas thrusters, with key partners including Airbus Defence and Space, ESA, and CNES. ThrustMe aims to enable economic and environmental sustainability in the space industry through innovative mobility solutions for satellites.
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The JPT150 is ThrustMe’s first low-power iodine Hall thruster.
ThrustMe doubled its order book in four months by October 2023.
CNES placed a direct order for off-the-shelf ThrustMe propulsion units in early 2024.
ThrustMe was founded in 2017 by Dr. Ane Aanesland and physicist Dmytro Rafalskyi.
President Macron visited Japan when ThrustMe announced the €10 million-plus satellite propulsion contracts in April 2026.
ThrustMe uses iodine as propellant in its propulsion hardware.
ThrustMe signed contracts worth over €10 million in April 2026 to equip 40 Japanese Earth observation satellites with its propulsion systems.
ThrustMe surpassed 200 orders by October 2023.
ThrustMe was the first company to demonstrate iodine electric propulsion in orbit.
ThrustMe announced a strategic partnership with Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace in July 2025 for an in-orbit demonstration of the JPT150.
ThrustMe spun out of research led by Dr. Ane Aanesland at École Polytechnique’s Laboratory of Plasma Physics.
ThrustMe crossed 100 propulsion systems in orbit in June 2025 when its hardware flew on a SpaceX Transporter-14 mission to low Earth orbit.
ThrustMe has a partnership with ONERA and Airbus Defence & Space to explore iodine propulsion for larger satellite platforms.
ThrustMe has industrialized iodine propulsion systems for small satellites.
ThrustMe has an off-the-shelf contract with the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES).
CNES directly ordered ThrustMe's off-the-shelf propulsion products.
ThrustMe's NPT30-I2 is a miniaturized iodine electric propulsion system.
Philippe Baptiste, CNES Chairman and CEO, stated that ThrustMe's iodine electric propulsion systems are key to the future of European satellites.
Ane Aanesland, CEO and co-founder of ThrustMe, expressed honor in being chosen by CNES for propulsion systems.
The NPT30-I2 from ThrustMe is a gridded ion thruster with a thrust range of 0.0003 to 0.0011 N and a specific impulse of up to 2400 s.