GPDM Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Spacecraft	GPDM (Green Propulsion Dual Mode)
Form factor	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Status	not launched, expected in 2026
Launcher	Falcon 9
Organisation	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Institution	Space agency
Entity type	Government (Civil / Military)
Country	US
Manufacturer	AIVT by Georgia Institute of Technology
Operator	Georgia Institute of Technology
Partners	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
Oneliner	Test chemical and electrospray capability of the low-toxicity or “green” rocket propellant known as Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic (ASCENT).
Description	Test chemical and electrospray capability of the low-toxicity or “green” rocket propellant known as Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic (ASCENT) during an in-space flight demonstration. The project is a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Institute of Technology to develop a chemical propulsion subsystem that will include a 3D printed tank, manifold, and propellant management device. Rubicon Space Systems has delivered the propulsion system for a NASA technology demonstration mission scheduled to launch in October. The mission, Green Propulsion Dual Mode (GPDM), will showcase both multimode propulsion, integrated chemical and electric thrusters, and ASCENT, the green propellant developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
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COTS subsystems	ADCS - Blue Canyon XACT-50 THRUSTER - Rubicon
Keywords	Propulsion

Last modified: 2026-01-03