| Spacecraft name | IonSat (Ion-Sat) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | not launched, expected in 2025 |
| Launcher | not launched |
| Organisation | Ecole Polytechnique |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | France |
| Partners | ThrustMe, CNES |
| Costs | Budget total estimate: 1.4 M€. |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate iodine thruster developed by ThrustMe. |
| Description |
The mission is to put an ion thruster into orbit, to demonstrate it technologically and to study the effects of iodine deposits on the operation of the satellite. Propelled by an iodine NPT-30i miniaturized thruster developed by ThrustMe. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
Last modified: 2024-09-02
