IonSat (Ion-Sat)

IonSat
IonSat
IonSat
Spacecraft name IonSat (Ion-Sat)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status not launched, expected in 2024
Launcher not launched
Organization Ecole Polytechnique
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Headquarters France
Partners ThrustMe, CNES
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]
Photo sources [1]
COTS subsystems
  • THRUSTER - ThrustMe NPT30i
  • EPS - GomSpace NanoPower P60
Subsystems sources [1]
Keywords Propulsion

Last modified: 2023-12-15

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