Singapore's Advanced Jet Propulsion Test & Production Facility (AJPTPF)
8,020 sqft total footprint | 4,000 + sqft production & R&D floor | 5 vacuum chambers including TVAC | Available for third-party test campaigns
Aliena owns and operates a state-of-the-art Advanced Jet Propulsion Test and Production Facility. Spanning over 4,000 sqft of working space for test and production, the facility includes multiple space environment simulation chambers, a thermal vacuum chamber, clean room spaces, and workshops.
The integrated facility enables Aliena to conduct next-generation R&D while producing propulsion systems at scale. With on-site assembly, qualification and testing capabilities, we can efficiently develop, validate, and deliver high-performance thrusters for a wide range of missions.
Rapid prototyping chambers
For fast turnaround campaigns
Small footprint turbomolecular pump evacuated chambers
0.5 m x 0.5 m x 0.5 m
Working pressure of < 5e-5 mbar (with 2 sccm of Xe)
Electrical and gas feedthroughs
Component level validation and calibration
2 x chambers for decentralized campaigns in parallel
Large vacuum chamber (I)
For testing and validation of low power Hall thruster systems
Large space environment simulation facility
Equipped with 2 x cryogenic pumps
Working pressure of < 1e-5 mbar (with 25 sccm of Xe)
Equipped with array of plasma diagnostic probes
Equipped with high resolution thrust balance
Array of electrical and gas feedthroughs
Software interface for remote systems testing
Large vacuum chamber (II)
For testing, validation and batch acceptance tests of all Hall thruster systems
Large space environment simulation facility
Equipped with 12 pumps in total
1 front stage pump
2 turbomolecular pumps
2 cryogenic pumps
7 cryogenic panels
Array of electrical and gas feedthroughs
Equipped with high resolution thrust balance
Equipped with array of plasma diagnostic probes
Software interface for remote system testing
Footprint: 2 m (diameter) x 3 m (length)
Working vacuum of < 1e-5 mbar (with 50 sccm of Xe)
Thermal vacuum chamber (TVAC)
For environmental qualification of systems and components
Footprint: 1.3 m (diameter) x 1.4 m (length)
Temperature range: -50 to 150 degrees Celsius
1 x turbomolecular pump
1 x cryogenic panel
Working pressure of < 5e-5 mbar (with 50 sccm of Xe)
Dozens of thermocouple connections
Fully closed loop thermal fluid environment for thermal regulation
Remote access for 24/7 operations without man-in-the-middle intervention
Clean rooms
For R&D, production, and support of integration campaigns
Class 100 k clean rooms
Production (511 sqft)
R&D (253 sqft)
< 50 % humidity
24 - 25 degrees Celsius
Test and production jigs
Controlled secure storage area for customers
Diagnostics and supporting equipment
Supporting R&D, production, integration, and launch complex operations
Propellant loading carts designed for international shipping to test sites, integration facilities, and various launch complexes.
High resolution thrust balances for system performance and characterization with a resolution of up to 5 micro-Newtons.
Mechanical workshop equipped for minor parts fabrication and rectification. Electronics laboratory supports electronic board design, integration and testing.
Plasma probes for plume characterization and diagnostics. Array of high-vacuum positioning stages. Faraday cups, retarding potential analyzers and Langmuir probe systems to support plasma characterization campaigns.
Flow calibrators support the development and calibration of our propellant management subsystems.
CAD and simulation software covering plasma physics, computational fluid dynamics, mechanical, thermal, magnetic, and electrostatic modeling.
Built for space | Open to industry
Purpose build for innovation, qualification and production
AJPTPF is SEA's first integrated facility dedicated to the development, testing and production of Hall effect electric propulsion systems. Combining advanced vacuum testing infrastructure with in-house integration capabilities, the facility enables Aliena to rapidly design, prototype, qualify, and deliver flight-ready propulsion systems under one roof.
Beyond supporting our own research and production, AJPTPF is also available to industry, research institutions, and government agencies seeking access to world-class electric propulsion testing facilities. Whether validating a new technology, conducting environmental testing, or running a complete qualification campaign. Our engineers work alongside partners to accelerate mission success.