OHB Sweden and ENPULSION — 2021

OHB Sweden is a provider of complete space missions, satellites as well as spacecraft subsystems. OHB Sweden successfully completed in-orbit commissioning and first use of the ENPULSION MICRO R³ thruster in the GMS-T mission, based on the InnoSat-light platform. Within the GMS-T mission OHB Sweden is the prime contractor for the design, development, integration, and test of the Innosat-based platform of a small telecommunication satellite (50kg-class). This satellite will be used for delivering signals for the Bringing Into Use (BIU) of telecommunication frequencies for an international commercial customer. The company is also responsible on full system level for the spacecraft integration and testing activities. GMS-T was launched on the 20th of January 2021 onboard Rocket Lab’s 18th Electron launch mission “Another One Leaves The Crust”. The ENPULSION MICRO R³ is part of the new R³ class of thrusters that ENPULSION has developed together with several large heritage satellite manufacturers, space agencies, and FOTEC to establish a new standard of reliability in the NewSpace propulsion sector. The ENPULSION MICRO R³ produces up to 1 mN of thrust with an input power of 120 W and provides up to 50 kNs of total impulse, which makes it particularly adapted to small and medium size spacecraft.