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A flexible & high-thrust electric propulsion system for satellites

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Our solution with spaceware™

spaceware™ is a family of high-thrust and flexible electric propulsion systems suited for all mission needs for satellites ranging from 5 kg to 1.000 kg. Whether you are looking to deploy a constellation, change the altitude or inclination of your spacecraft, perform a RAAN phasing, maintain your orbit or avoid collisions, spaceware™ will meet your needs.

Why choose
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High flexibility for easier integration

Versatile solution to perfectly fit your mission

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Flight heritage & mature solutions

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Higher thrust for earlier revenues

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spacewareTM - nano

spaceware™ - nano is a 60W-class system adapted to platforms ranging from 10 to 80kg. It is a compact, light and flexible solution specifically developed to be integrated in cubesats.

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Power

Nominal - (range)

60W

(40-60W)

Thrust

Nominal - (range)

2.5 mN

(1.5 - 2.5 mN)

Total impulse

Up to 6kN.s

Propellant Compatibility

Xenon

Volume

1U to 2.5U plus tuna can

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spacewareTM - micro

spaceware™ - micro is a 150W-class system offering high thrust and huge maneuver capabilities for microsats. The cluster configurations give flexibility to answer your needs with higher thrust and lifetime.

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Power

Nominal - (range)

150W

(100-150W)

300W

(100-300 W)

450W

(100-450 W)

Thrust

Nominal - (range)

7 mN

(4 - 8 mN)

14 mN

(4 – 16 mN)

21mN

(4 – 24 mN)

Total impulse

Up to 60 kN.s

Up to 120 kN.s

Up to 180 kN.s

Propellant Compatibility

Xenon

Xenon

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spacewareTM - mini

spaceware™ - mini is a 400W-class system to target multi-propellant capabilities (Xenon, Krypton & Iodine) in order to become the baseline for the small satellite constellations of tomorrow.

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Power

Nominal - (range)

400W

(300-600 W)

800 W

(300-1200 W)

Thrust

Nominal - (range)

18 mN (Kr) -  (12 - 24mN)

23mN (Xe)  - (15 - 30mN)

36 mN (Kr) -  (12 – 48mN)

46mN (Xe)  - (15 - 60mN)

Total impulse

Up to 300 kN.s

Up to 600 kN.s

Propellant Compatibility

Krypton / Xenon / Iodine

Krypton / Xenon / Iodine

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spacewareTM - small

spaceware™ - small is a Kilowatt-class thruster to be adapted for all orbits (LEO, MEO, GEO, BEO) and long lifetime operations. It is baselined for Krypton and compatible with Xenon and Iodine.

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Power

1000 – 1500 W

Thrust

35 – 65 mN (Kr)

50 – 80 mN (Xe)

Total impulse

Up to 2 MN.s

Propellant Compatibility

Krypton/Xenon

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Our system overview

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Industrial Means

Exotrail has all the required means to sustain the development of the spaceware™ line and push it further, ramping up the production rate.

With the improved AIT capabilities, Exotrail is able to:
    • Fully parallelize the product development and production
    • Internalize most of the AIT activities
    • Further improve the product quality control

Technology

A Hall Effect Thruster (HET) is an ion thruster in which electrons emitted by a cathode are trapped in a magnetic field, and used to ionize a propellant – thereby creating a plasma into the discharge channel. The plasma is then accelerated to produce thrust, thanks to an electric field created between the anode and the cathode.

The Hall Effect technology has been used for decades and equips most of the large satellites thrusters. It combines the high impulse of electric propulsion technology along with a very high thrust-to-power ratio.

Due to unique innovations on the anode, cathode, fluidic systems and electronics, we managed to reduce the size of this technology to fit it in small satellites.

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Get in touch

Exotrail is an end-to-end space mobility operator. We design, develop and sell mobility solutions for an agile space. Our mission is to allow satellites to move in space, so that we can optimise their deployment, increase their service performances and reduce space pollution

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