CHEOPS Very High-Power Building Blocks

Project Information

CHEOPS-VHP-BB

Grant agreement ID: 101082532

DOI

10.3030/101082532

Project closed

EC signature date 25 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 March 2026

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 1 971 131,25

EU contribution

€ 1 499 853,00

Coordinated by

SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
France

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

Public website of the project and established social media profiles

Website will be developed and published online. Report on rationale of website will be provided. Social media accounts will be established and published.

Propellant selection for VHP Hall thruster characterization testing

The document will provide the trade-off analysis of the propellant options (Xe, Kr, Ar, N2) including aspects related to performance, cost, system, integrability, mission analysis, criticalities vs facilities/health issues, etc

Data Management Plan

The document will describe the partners data management processes, agreed rules and criteria adopted for the data exchange and exploitation on the various activities.

System level impact on spacecraft and required HET performance for VHP thrusters

Based on previous mission analyses, a specification of VHP thursters (use duration,…) is provided.

Power systems architecture trade-off report

This document lists and compares different power architectures compatible with the different missions based on EDDA and CHEOPS-VHP tests.

Publications

Conference proceedings (6)

Characterisation of the 20 kW TANDEM Hall Thruster Cathode and 3D-printed Anodes in the Framework of the CHEOPS-VHP-BB Project

Author(s): Francesco Marconcini, Raffaello Bottai, Lorenzo Petroni, Davide Picciau, Federico Dini, Ugo Cesari, Federico Cannelli, Simone Scaranzin, Elisa Bonelli, Leonardo Sestini, Marco Bartali, Francesco Avanzi, Lorenzo Bruni, Pietro Pacciani, and Fabrizio Scortec
Published in: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom 14-19 September 2025
Publisher: Researchgate

Technology Demonstration testing of the PPS20k Thruster

Author(s): Antonio Piragino, Alexandros Papamatthaiou, Olivier Duchemin, Claude-Martin Brito Frederic Marchandise, Giovanni Coduti, Benjamin Laurent and Vanessa Vial – Safran Spacecraft Propulsion France Alexis Lecervoisier and Stephane Mazouffre – ICARE – CNRS F
Published in: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 14-19 September 2025
Publisher: Researchgate

Development of a Hight-current cathode for the CHEOPS VHP BB project

Author(s): Guidi, F. Marconcini, G. Giammarinaro
Published in: Space Propulsion 2024, 2024
Publisher: 3AF

Characterisation of a 20 kW Dual Channel HT with Different Propellants (Xe/Kr/Ar)

Author(s): S. Scaranzin, F. Scortecci, E. Bonelli, L. Manzolillo , M. Bartalim, F. Avanzi, L.Sestini, F. Dini, F. Cannelli, U. Cesari, and F. Marconcini – AEROSPAZIO Tecnologie Srl F. Paganucci, G. Becatti, M.M. Saravia, G. Giammarinaro, and C. Guidi – University o
Published in: 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 14-19 September 2025
Publisher: Researchgate

Electric Propulsion Activities at the University of Pisa

Author(s): Fabrizio Paganucci and Mariano Andrenucci
Published in: 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2024
Publisher: ERPS

Fused Filament Fabrication of Alumina Components for Hall Thrusters

Author(s): Guido Giammarinaro, Francesco Marconcini and Carla Guidi
Published in: 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2024
Publisher: ERPS

Other (1)

Characterisation of a 20 kW Dual Channel Hall Thruster in the Framework of the ESA TANDEM Project

Author(s): S. Scaranzin, F.Scortecci, E. Bonelli, L. Sestini, M. Bartali and F. Avanzi – AEROSPAZIO Tecnologie Srl U. Cesari, F. Dini and F. Cannelli – AEROSPAZIO Tecnologie Srl G. Giammarinaro, F. Marconcini, F. Paganucci, M. Saravia and G. Becatti – University o
Published in: 8th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC 2024), Toulouse, France, June 2024
Publisher: Researchgate