iodine Fed Advanced Cusp field Thruster for Mid-Power

Project Information

iFACT-MP

Grant agreement ID: 101134963

DOI

10.3030/101134963

Project closed

EC signature date 27 November 2023

Start date 1 January 2024

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

No data

EU contribution

€ 2 969 988,53

Coordinated by

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
Germany

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Deliverables

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management Plan (Issue 1)

Data management methodology for all data sets that will be handled throughout the project. First version of the document.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Communication Pack & Channels

The project logo, poster, leaflet, templates, website, and social media pages will be created. This deliverable will be a detailed report on these actions.

Documents, reports (1)

Plan for Dissemination & Exploitation including communication activities

The concrete strategy that will be followed regarding the Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation Activities will be elaborated at the beginning of the project and will be monitored and updated throughout the entire project life cycle.

Publications

Conference proceedings (7)

Overview of the iFACT-MP project: a European iodine Fed Advanced Cusp Field Thruster for Mid-Power

Author(s): Jennifer Ly, Saskia Sütterlin, Philipp Becke, Gerrit Kottke, Max Vaupel, Fabien Malet, Christophe Sailler, Katja Wätzig, Gabriele Fantoni, Manuel Martin Saravia, Eleni Sarantoglou, Athansiois Petridis
Published in: Proceedings of the 10th Space Propulsion Conference 2026, 2026
Publisher: 3AF
DOI: 10.60711/SPC2026.20260703.228411830141075847

Development of an iodine Fed Advanced Cusp Field Thruster for Mid-Power – iFACT-MP

Author(s): Gerrit Kottke, Pablo Lopez, Katja Waetzig, Gabrielle Poullin, Gabriele Fantoni, Manuel Martín Saravia, Eleni Sarantoglou
Published in: Proceedings of 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2024, 2024
Publisher: Electric Rocket Propulsion Society
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15369560

Absorption-based Laser Mass Flow Meter Design for Iodine Based Applications

Author(s): Lorenzo Parri, Marco Mugnaini, Enza Panzardi, Carla Guidi, Manuel M. Saravia, Alessio Ceccarini, Elia Landi, Nils Gerrit Kottke
Published in: 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 & IoT (MetroInd4.0 & IoT), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/METROIND4.0IOT66048.2025.11122042

iFACT-MP: MULTI-KILOWATT IODINE ELECTRIC PROPULSION DEVELOPMENT

Author(s): Max Vaupel, Gerrit Kottke, Fabien Malet, Maxime Ploncard, Eric Trehet, Christophe Sailler, Katja Waetzig, Jochen Schilm, Gabriele Fantoni, Fabrizio Scortecci, Manuel Martín Saravia, Alessio Ceccarini, Eleni Sarantoglou, George Anagnostopoulos
Published in: Proceedings of the 9th Space Propulsion Conference 2024, 2024
Publisher: 3AF
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15363368

Absorption-Based Laser Mass Flow Meter for Iodine-Fed Electric Propulsion: Design and Experiments

Author(s): Carla Guidi, Manuel Martín Saravia, Delfina Pieroni, Luca Bernazzani, Fabrizio Paganucci, Nils Gerrit Kottke, Marco Mugnaini, Enza Panzardi, Alessio Ceccarini
Published in: The 15th EASN International Conference on “Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow”, 2026
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ENGPROC2026133176

Development Status of the iodine Fed Advanced Cusp Field Thruster for Mid Power - iFACT-MP

Author(s): Gerrit Kottke, Pablo Lopez, Gabrielle Poullin, Katja Wätzig, Gabriele Fantoni, Manuel Martin Saravia, Niki Iatrou
Published in: IEPC 2025 Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: Electric Rocket Propulsion Society
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18799036

Development and Characterization of the Iodine-Fed Kilowatt Thruster for iFACT-MP

Author(s): Saskia Sütterlin, Gerrit Kottke, Jennifer Ly, Max Vaupel, Georg Herdrich
Published in: 2026
Publisher: 3AF