Aurora Propulsion Technologies, established in 2018 and based in Finland, is a space technology company specializing in spacecraft propulsion and lifecycle control. They develop and manufacture systems for deorbiting satellites, collision avoidance, and precise orbital maneuvering, with a focus on CubeSats and SmallSats. Their key products include resistojet thrusters, plasma brakes, and attitude and orbit control systems. Aurora collaborates with organizations like SatRevolution and Rocket Lab, and participates in programs with the European Space Agency (ESA).
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
Aurora Propulsion Technologies launched the AuroraSat-1 spacecraft on the mission to test debris removal technologies.
Electron will deploy 34 payloads from Alba Orbital, Astrix Astronautics, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, E-Space, Unseenlabs, and Swarm Technologies via global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc.
AuroraSat-1 is a 1.5-unit cubesat developed by Aurora Propulsion Technologies in cooperation with Polish smallsat company SatRevolution.
Rocket Lab signed a contract with Aurora Propulsion Technologies on 2021-08-16 to launch the AuroraSat-1 spacecraft on an Electron in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Rocket Lab will launch AuroraSat-1 for Aurora Propulsion Technologies on an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula in 2021-10-01 as part of a rideshare mission.
Customers already signed up for the 2020 and 2021 Vigoride shuttle flights include Steamjet Space Systems of the U.K., NuSpace of Singapore, and Aurora Propulsion Technologies of Finland.
Aurora Propulsion Technologies plans to sell its Plasma Brake Module to customers who need to move satellites with mass of 1,000 kg or less out of orbits as high as 1,0 m.
Aurora Propulsion Technologies plans to send a 1.5-unit cubesat into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in December 2020 before riding with Momentus Space’s Vigoride service to sun-synchronous orbit.