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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ThrustMe developed a cold gas thruster and is developing an electric propulsion system for small satellites.
ThrustMe developed the new cold gas thruster within six weeks and signed a contract with Spacety three months later.
ThrustMe is developing small electric propulsion systems powered by iodine and xenon.
ThrustMe’s I2T5 cold gas thruster performed its first propulsive operations on 2019-11-18, firing for a few tens of minutes.
Spacety is flying an in-orbit demonstration with a 10-kilogram cubesat testing a multispectral imager, laser communications, and ThrustMe’s iodine propulsion system.
ThrustMe is a French company founded in 2017 that developed a non-pressurized cold gas thruster fueled by solid iodine.
The satellite launched on the Long March 4B includes an iodine-based propulsion system developed and built by ThrustMe.
ThrustMe received European Commission funding on 2018-08-01 following a May selection through the EC’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation investment program.
ThrustMe received €2.4 million from the European Commission to commercialize an electric propulsion system for small satellites.
ThrustMe plans to ship five thrusters for two customers next year and scale up by 2020 to ship 50 to 70 thrusters per year.
ThrustMe had raised €4.6 million to date.
ThrustMe’s initial iodine thruster will produce less thrust than its xenon counterpart, with an upgraded iodine version targeting thrust equal to xenon for delivery in the early 2020s.
ThrustMe moved into a newly built 300-square-meter headquarters in Paris in April.
ThrustMe is developing a 300-watt thruster intended for satellites weighing between 200 and 300 kg.
ThrustMe raised 2,200,000 EUR during its first year of existence.