Home > Knowledge Base Authors: David Krejci, Federico Toller, Tony Schönherr, Quirin Koch, Lou Grimaud, Valentin Hugonnaud, Ivanhoe Vasiljevich and Alexander Reissner Published On: June 23-28 Event: , International Electric Propulsion Conference, Toulouse, France, IEPC-2024-279 Download PDF Abstract Since the first flight of a Field emission electric propulsion (FEEP) thruster in 2018, more than 200 FEEP based propulsion systems have been launched, including 190 heritage ENPULSION NANO systems, 18 higher power MICRO systems and 9 novel NANO R3/AR3. The latter are the successor products of the heritage NANO, with the AR3 version allowing for direct thrust vectoring capability without moving parts. All propulsion systems reported in this work are based on passively fed, Indium based liquid metal FEEP technology. This work reports the latest launch and flight heritage statistics. We present telemetry of different propulsion systems used in different applications and orbits, and present the successful on orbit extractor cleaning procedure conducted after 1350 hours of accumulated firing on a heritage NANO thruster in LEO. DOWNLOAD PDF Thank you for your interest in ENPULSION’s products and services! As a global market leader in electric propulsion for nano- and microsatellites, we offer you a broad range of fully integrated electric propulsion systems, as well as simulator and emulator products, and support and services to guide you from first conceptual steps to spacecraft design, integration, launch-preparation, as well as commissioning and operations, all the way to end-of life de-orbiting of your spacecraft – our expert teams are always at your side. Exclusive ENPULSION data-room If you are interested to gain access to the next layer of technical information and in-depth knowledge of our products and technology, please contact us. In the ENPULSION data-room you can find product-specific user manuals, in-depth technical guides and applicable documents, containing valuable information on handling and shipping requirements, as well as everything you need to know to get the best performance and utility out of your ENPULSION products.
