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Integrated, qualified, launched
Our propulsion systems have completed qualification and have been integrated aboard missions spanning cubesats to microsatellites, with an active pipeline of programs currently underway
PROGRAM STATUS
Where each program stands today
Launched
2022
3U nanosatellite
First Hall thruster integrated and launched on a 3U satellite
2023
12U nanosatellite
MUSIC as part of a multimodal electric propulsion engine
Launched
2024
180 kg microsatellite
Dual-thruster system environmentally qualified and delivered
Delivered
2027
85 kg microsatellite
Four-unit bespoke MUSIC cluster
2028
16U nanosatellite
In dev.
MUSIC 4U COTS system for a mission to VLEO
Publications
Validated by the propulsion community
6 x Best paper awards across IEPC 2024 and 2025 | Featured in NASA's state-of-the-art report on small spacecraft technology
23
Technical publications since 2022
6
IEPC Best paper awards
7
International technical conferences
> 5
Academic collaborations
Selected publications
2026
Design and development of MESSE: a compact 300 W Hall thruster
2026
Development of control electronics for a 100 W class Hall effect thruster
2026
AI-agent based generative design for electric propulsion: case of HT anode & distributor
2025
Development of the MUSIC Hall thruster family for small satellite missions
2025
MUSIC-SI 3rd generation: CNT FEN for low power Hall thruster
2025
MEERCAT: Development of a LaB6 hollow cathode for 0.5 - 2 kW Hall effect thrusters
2025
Lifetime testing of the MUSIC 1 A-class hollow cathode
2025
Second-generation of a compact Xe PMA for low power Hall thrusters
2024
Flight and launch integration of the MUSIC HET and ARM resistojets as a MEPE on a 12U nanosatellite for the STRIDER mission
2024
Design, testing, and qualification of MUSIC propulsion system for ELITE small satellite mission to very-low-Earth-orbit (VLEO)
2024
Development of Hall effect thrusters at Aliena: Design, ground testing and qualification
2024
Development of a compact Xe PMA for low-power Hall effect thrusters
2024
Power processing and electronic control units for sub-100 W Hall effect thrusters: Design and qualification for space
2024
Joint development of a water electrolysis propelled Hall effect thruster and LaB6 hollow cathode
2024
Direct thrust measurements of a 200 W cylindrical Hall thruster
2024
Performance and plume characterization of the MUSIC Hall effect thruster
2024
Hydrocat: A hydrogen-fed 5 A-class LaB6 hollow cathode for water electrolysis HETs
2024
Development of hollow cathodes for HETs at Aliena: design, ground testing and qualification
2024
MUSIC HET and ARM resistojets as a MEPE: Concept, design and flight qualification
2022
Novel cathodeless and very low-power Hall thruster: Qualification and integration on a 3U platform for an in-orbit demonstration mission
2022
Zero-dimensional plasma model for open-end emitter thermionic hollow cathodes
2022
MUlti-Stage Ignition Compact thruster concept and testing
2022
Attitude and orbit control system for a 6U cubesat mission in low altitude lunar orbit
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