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ThrustMe has industrialized iodine propulsion systems for small satellites.
ThrustMe has an off-the-shelf contract with the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES).
Ane Aanesland, CEO and co-founder of ThrustMe, expressed honor in being chosen by CNES for propulsion systems.
ThrustMe's solutions are designed to facilitate rapid progress in space exploration and satellite deployment.
Philippe Baptiste, CNES Chairman and CEO, stated that ThrustMe's iodine electric propulsion systems are key to the future of European satellites.
ThrustMe's NPT30-I2 is a miniaturized iodine electric propulsion system.
CNES directly ordered ThrustMe's off-the-shelf propulsion products.
The NPT30-I2 from ThrustMe has a mass of 1.2-1.7 kg, a power consumption of 35-65 W, and requires a supply voltage of 12-28 V.
The NPT30-I2 from ThrustMe is a gridded ion thruster with a thrust range of 0.0003 to 0.0011 N and a specific impulse of up to 2400 s.
ThrustMe is aiming to produce one unit per day before the end of 2024.
ThrustMe set a target to manufacture more than 365 propulsion systems per year with production capacity increasing throughout 2023.
ThrustMe’s iodine electric propulsion system was selected for Turion Space’s DROID.002 spacecraft.
ThrustMe is delivering propulsion systems to major satellite constellations and provides support ranging from ground testing to on-orbit maneuvering strategies.
ThrustMe’s NPT30-I2-1.5U thruster provides high total impulse in a 1.5U volume to support deployment, significant orbit changes, collision-avoidance maneuvers, and end-of-life removal.
ThrustMe’s production line is projected to reach a capacity of 365 propulsion systems per year by 2024-01-01.
Industrialization of ThrustMe’s NPT30-I2 product portfolio is supported by the European Commission via the EU-funded EMBRACE II project.
Industrialization of ThrustMe’s NPT30-I2 product portfolio is supported by the European Commission via the EU-funded EMBRACE II project.
Spire’s next launch scheduled for 2022-10-01 will carry LEMUR satellites equipped with ThrustMe’s I2T5 iodine cold gas propulsion system on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission.
ThrustMe has delivered more than 20 I2T5 systems to clients worldwide.
ThrustMe will provide seven I2T5 iodine cold gas propulsion systems for Spire three-unit (3U) cubesats scheduled to launch later 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission.