ECAPS AB is a Swedish space propulsion company specializing in "green" propellant technologies. They are known for their LMP-103S propellant, a high-performance, low-toxicity alternative to hydrazine. ECAPS develops and manufactures rocket engines and thrusters designed to use this propellant, offering increased performance and reduced handling hazards. Their customers include government and commercial projects and their products have been flight-proven on multiple satellite missions.
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Bradford Space’s Swedish subsidiary ECAPS developed the ADN-based monopropellant LMP-103S and its High Performance Green Propulsion thruster line.
ECAPS’ LMP-103S has flown on Sweden’s Prisma technology demonstration mission.
ECAPS’ LMP-103S has flown on Planet Labs’ SkySat Earth-imaging constellation.
ECAPS supplies ammonium dinitramide green monopropellant propulsion systems for small satellites.
The LUMIO project involves Argotec, IMT, Nautilus, S&T Norway, Lift Me Off, and ECAPS.
The servicer is equipped with eight 1-newton High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) thrusters supplied by Swedish propulsion specialist ECAPS.
All eight thrusters were provided by ECAPS, a Swedish propulsion specialist owned by U.S.-based Bradford Space.
ECAPS and Bradford Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaboratively offer orbital debris removal services.
ECAPS is a Swedish space company established in 2000 by the Swedish Space Corporation and Volvo Aero.
Bradford Space acquired ECAPS, a Swedish company known for satellite thrusters and nontoxic propellant, in 2017.
Bradford Space acquired ECAPS in 2017 and holds green, high-performance non-toxic satellite propulsion systems as a result of that acquisition.
Fifteen spacecraft are using ECAPS thrusters, including three that launched on 2018-12-03 on a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Shea Ferring has held engineering and leadership roles at NASA Launch Services Program, ECAPS, Vencore, and Orbital ATK.
On 2018-06-14, Astranis planned to equip its MicroGEO spacecraft with Bradford’s high-performance green ECAPS thrusters.
Bradford Holding Company Ltd. purchased ECAPS AB from Swedish Space Corp. in July 2017.
Under the agreement, Astranis will purchase eight ECAPS thrusters for each MicroGEO satellite.
Twelve satellites have used ECAPS propulsion systems in orbit, and several more, including imaging satellites and U.S. government spacecraft, are slated to launch later 2018 with ECAPS technology.