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Benchmark Space Systems’ first electric propulsion system in space launched aboard the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare mission.
Benchmark’s Xantus metal plasma thrusters are planned to be used to deorbit Orion Space Solutions’ cubesat after mission objectives are met to support regulatory compliance and LEO sustainability.
Benchmark Space Systems’ Xantus metal plasma thrusters are designed to provide optimal station keeping for cubesats and microsats in the range of 5 to 250 kg and precision operations for ESPA-class satellites from 250 to 1,000 kg.
Benchmark acquired the metal plasma thruster technology from Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation less than 18 months before the Xantus launch on 2024-03-04.
Benchmark’s Xantus metal plasma thrusters were launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-10 rideshare mission on 2024-03-04.
Benchmark Space Systems’ previous mission launch in January 2023 did not deploy.
Early in-orbit operations and telemetry from the Xantus system will validate thrust across several power levels and other capabilities that were previously tested at NASA Glenn Research Center and Benchmark’s R&D facility in Pleasanton, California.
Benchmark Space Systems is shipping dozens of Xantus MPTs 2024 to meet demand from commercial and government customers.
Benchmark’s Xantus MPTs are designed to provide station keeping for cubesats and microsats in the 5 to 250 kg range and precision operations for ESPA-class satellites from 250 to 1,000 kg.
The milestone debut of Benchmark Space Systems’ electric propulsion system in space occurred less than eighteen months after Benchmark acquired the metal plasma thruster technology from Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation.
Benchmark Space Systems is shipping more than 50 Xantus electric propulsion thrusters 2024.
Kent Frankovich is Vice President of Electric Propulsion at Benchmark Space Systems and leads the company’s metal plasma thruster development.
Early operations and telemetry from the Xantus system will validate thrust across several power levels and other key capabilities that built on third-party testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center and Benchmark’s Research and Development facility in Pleasanton, California.
The earlier Xantus thruster that failed to deploy in January 2023 was built by Alameda Applied Science Corporation before its acquisition by Benchmark Space.
Benchmark Space announced on 2024-03-19 that its Xantus thruster is on the Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Systems (EWS) demonstration 12U cubesat built by Orion Space Solutions.
Benchmark Space obtained Xantus technology in its August 2022 acquisition of Alameda Applied Science Corporation.
Benchmark Space refined the Xantus design to make it easier to manufacture in large quantities, including improving the thruster software and fitting the thruster into a 1U form factor.
The S-Network Space Index 2023-12-02.9% in 2023, underperforming other benchmark indexes.
The Halcyon propulsion system from Benchmark Space Systems is developed for 6U through ESPA satellite operations, has a maximum firing time of 10,000 s per thruster, and a propellant mass of 0.66 kg per 1000 Ns impulse.
BlackSky Technology Inc. will participate in the Benchmark Company 12th Annual Discovery One-on-One Investor Conference on Thursday, 2023-12-07 in New York City, New York.