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Phase Four

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commercialFounded 2015
Hawthorne, California, United States
www.phasefour.io/
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Phase Four completed propellant fill operations for the Maxwell propulsion system using in-house developed ground support equipment.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Sep 11, 2023Phase Four's Next Generation Maxwell Propulsion System Achieves Flight Heritage

Maxwell Block 3 systems will be produced at Phase Four’s 25,000-square-foot facility in Hawthorne, California.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Aug 8, 2023Phase Four Announces its New Maxwell Block 3 Plasma Propulsion Thruster

Phase Four will produce Maxwell Block 3 systems at a new 25,000-square-foot facility in Hawthorne, California.

GrowthCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 7, 2023Announcing Phase Four's Maxwell Block 3 Plasma Propulsion Thruster: Exceeding Hall Effect Thruster Performance

Maxwell Block 3 builds on the flight heritage of Phase Four’s Maxwell Block 1 and Block 2 thrusters.

CapabilityValue 3.0Aug 7, 2023Announcing Phase Four's Maxwell Block 3 Plasma Propulsion Thruster: Exceeding Hall Effect Thruster Performance

Phase Four was selected by AFWERX for a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract worth $4,260,000 to develop a Propellant Decomposition Chamber for propellant-agnostic electric propulsion.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityPlanValue 5.0Jul 13, 2023Phase Four Selected by AFWERX to Develop Critical Technology for Electric Propulsion

Phase Four develops American-made satellite propulsion systems with high performance and propellant-agnostic capabilities.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jul 13, 2023Phase Four Selected by AFWERX to Develop Critical Technology for Electric Propulsion

The TACFI contract awarded to Phase Four is for $4,260,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Jul 10, 2023Phase Four Announces AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Award

Phase Four develops American-made satellite propulsion systems with high performance and propellant-agnostic capabilities.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 10, 2023Phase Four Announces AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Award

Phase Four was selected by AFWERX for a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract on 2023-07-10 in Hawthorne, California.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.3Jul 10, 2023Phase Four Announces AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Award

Phase Four in El Segundo, California received a 2022 ACO selection to develop an ASCENT gas feed system for the Phase Four RF thruster with NASA Marshall.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 26, 2023NASA Selects 12 Companies to Collaborate on Key Technology Developments for Moon to Mars Objectives

Phase Four will expand its Maxwell turn-key plasma propulsion line and offer satellite manufacturers a high-performance engine called Max-V using an inexpensive, domestically sourced iodine-based propellant.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Oct 25, 2022Phase Four unveils iodine-based propellant for LEO constellations

Phase Four’s Maxwell turn-key propulsion system achieved flight heritage in 2021 and is regularly utilized by small satellite operators.

CapabilityValue 3.6Oct 25, 2022Phase Four unveils iodine-based propellant for LEO constellations

Phase Four's Maxwell Block 1 engine gained flight heritage in early 2021.

CapabilityValue 3.0Oct 18, 2022Phase Four Next Generation Max-V Engine to use Domestically Sourced Iodine-Based Propellant

Phase Four will expand its Maxwell turn-key plasma propulsion line and offer satellite manufacturers a high-performance engine using an inexpensive, domestically sourced iodine-based propellant called Max-V.

GrowthCapabilityPlanValue 3.7Oct 18, 2022Phase Four Next Generation Max-V Engine to use Domestically Sourced Iodine-Based Propellant

Phase Four’s Maxwell Block 1 engine gained flight heritage in early 2021.

CapabilityValue 2.8Oct 14, 2022Phase Four unveils new thruster for LEO constellations

Phase Four will expand its Maxwell turn-key plasma propulsion line and offer a high-performance engine called Max-V that uses an iodine-based propellant.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Oct 14, 2022Phase Four unveils new thruster for LEO constellations

Phase Four was founded in 2015 to develop next-generation radio-frequency thruster (RFT) electric propulsion solutions for small satellites.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 14, 2022Phase Four unveils new thruster for LEO constellations

Phase Four plans to begin selling the Max-V engine commercially in the second half of 2023.

PlanValue 3.0Oct 13, 2022Phase Four adopts iodine for next-gen Max-V engine

Phase Four's Maxwell Block 1 engine gained flight heritage in early 2021.

CapabilityValue 3.0Oct 13, 2022Phase Four Unveils Game Changing Engine for LEO Constellations

Phase Four will offer the Max-V plasma propulsion system to satellite manufacturers in 2023.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 13, 2022Phase Four Unveils Game Changing Engine for LEO Constellations
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