Benchmark Space Systems has revealed the firm’s Xantus™ electric propulsion system has successfully deployed and will undergo subsystem health check and operational verification, including a range of firing modes, aboard […]
Electric Propulsion
Benchmark unveils 1st autopilot for satellites + engages in new partnership with Kayhan Space
With operational smallsat constellations scaling fast, and regulatory controls for sustainability quickly emerging, Benchmark Space Systems has announced the commercial launch of the first-ever, driver assist, control system capable of […]
NASA’s Psyche mission enters the home stretch before launch
With less than 100 days to go before the October 5 launch, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is undergoing final preparations at Cape Canaveral, Florida — teams of engineers and technicians are […]
Safran + Terran Orbital sign MoU to produce electric propulsion systems for satellites in the U.S. — TIME magazine names the latter to their Most Influential Companies list
Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) to study and validate the prerequisites for production of a new generation of electric […]
First Eurostar Neo satellite reaches operational electric orbit
The first Eurostar Neo satellite built under ESA’s Neosat Partnership Project has completed its electric orbit raising to reach its geostationary position some 36,000 kilometers above Earth. The satellite — […]
Australian space companies achieve critical propulsion technology commercialization milestone
Neumann Space and Inovor Technologies have successfully completed delivery of the Neumann Drive™ with the Apogee satellite platform ready for spacecraft integration and launch. This milestone represents the first time […]
Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion
Starfish Space, a satellite servicing company founded by former Blue Origin and NASA engineers, recently announced that the company’s Otter Pup satellite will launch in the summer of 2023 and […]
OHB Sweden selects ENPULSION electric propulsion for the EIS mission
In December of 2022, OHB Sweden and ENPULSION signed a dedicated sales contract for a Horizon2020 IOV/IOD Mission called EIS. After delivering ENPULSION’s propulsion products to previous OHB Sweden’s InnoSat […]
Thales Alenia Space to provide TETRA electric propulsion for Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-3 satellite
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to provide electric propulsion for incorporation on […]
Inmarsat’s-6 F2 satellite built by Airbus arrives on Airbus’ Beluga for launch in Florida
The second Airbus-built Inmarsat-6 geostationary telecommunications satellite (I-6 F2) has arrived on board an Airbus Beluga at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ready for its launch in February. The […]