The unique modular propulsion system suitable for all small satellites from 1 to 500 kg

Project Information

IFM Micro Thruster

Grant agreement ID: 779196

DOI 10.3030/779196

Project closed

EC signature date 19 July 2017

Start date 1 July 2017

End date 31 December 2019

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Total cost € 1 671 825,00

EU contribution € 1 170 277,50

Coordinated by

ENPULSION GmbH
Austria

Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project website

A dedicated page of the Company's website will be dedicated to the project dissemination.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Direct Thrust and Plume Divergence Measurements of the IFM Nano Thruster

Author(s): David Jelem, Alexander Reissner, Bernhard Seifert, Nembo Buldrini, Lissa Wilding, David Krejci
Published in: Advances in Space Research, 2018, ISSN 0273-1177
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2018.06.028

Full Performance Mapping of the IFM Nano Thruster including Direct Thrust Measurements

Author(s): Krejci, David, Hugonnaud, Valentin, Schönherr, Tony, Little, Bryan, Reissner, Alexander, Seifert, Bernhard, Koch, Quirin, Bosch Borras, Eduard, Gonzalez del Amo, Jose
Published in: Journal of Small Satellites, Issue No.2, Vol. 8, 2019, Page(s) 881-893, ISSN 1533-6794
Publisher: Journal of Small Satellites

Conference proceedings (8)

Demonstration of the IFM Nano FEEP Thruster in Low Earth Orbit, 4S Symposium 2018

Author(s): Krejci, David, Reissner, Alexander, Seifert, Bernhard, Jelem, David, Hörbe, Thomas, Plesescu, Florin, Friedhoff, Pete, Lai, Steve
Published in: 2018
Publisher: ESA Conference Bureau

In-Orbit Demonstration of the Indium-FEEP IFM Nano Thruster, SPC2018-183, 6th Space Propulsion Conference

Author(s): Seifert, Bernhard, Buldrini, Nembo, Hörbe, Thomas, Plesescu, Florin, Reissner, Alexander, Krejci, Krejci, David, Friedhoff, Pete, Lai, Steve
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Association Aeronautique et Astronautique de France

The IFM Micro FEEP thruster: a modular design for smallsat propulsion

Author(s): Grimaud, Lou, Krejci, David, Reissner, Alexander, Seifert, Bernhard
Published in: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2019, Page(s) IEPC-2019-675
Publisher: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference

Development and Qualification of the IFM Micro Thruster

Author(s): Grimaud, Lou, Krejci, David, Reissner, Alexander, Seifert, Bernhard
Published in: 70th International Astronautical Congress, 2019, Page(s) IAC-19,C4,B4.5A,13,x52580
Publisher: 70th International Astronautical Congress

Recent flight data from IFM Nano Thrusters in a low earth orbit

Author(s): Krejci, David, Alexander, Reissner, Schönherr, Tony, , Bernhard, Seifert, Saleem, Zainab, Alejos, Ricardo
Published in: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2019, Page(s) IEPC-2019-724
Publisher: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference

IFM Nano Thruster electric space propulsion: from first Cubesat demonstration to the first 100 thrusters produced

Author(s): David Krejci, Alexander Reissner, Dennis Weihrauch
Published in: 33rd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, 2019, Page(s) SSC19-XII-07
Publisher: 33rd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites

Thermal Control of High Power Applications on CubeSats

Author(s): Janzer, Katja, Killian, Matthias, Langer, Martin, Krejci, David, Reissner, Alexander
Published in: 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 2018, Page(s) IAC-18-C2.7.11
Publisher: 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)

CLIMB Exploration of the Van Allen Belt by CubeSats

Author(s): Weimer, Bryan, Scharlemann, Carsten, David; Reissner, Alexander, Seifert, Bernhard
Published in: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2019, Page(s) IEPC-2019-805
Publisher: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference

Monographic books (1)

Propulsion Systems

Author(s): Flavia Tata Nardini, Michele Coletti, Alexander Reissner, David Krejci
Published in: 2017, ISBN 978-1-119-04203-7
Publisher: Wiley

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (1)

ION THRUSTER FOR THRUST VECTORED PROPULSION OF A SPACECRAFT

Application/Publication number: 18 187104
Date: 2018-08-02
Applicant(s): ENPULSION GmbH

Trademark (1)

Word mark “ENPULSION”

Application/Publication number: 018 022930
Date: 2019-06-21
Applicant(s): ENPULSION GmbH

Other (1)

Ionenemitter

Application/Publication number: PCT AT2018/060159
Date: 2018-07-24
Applicant(s): ENPULSION GmbH

Registered design (1)

Bildmarke – “Raumschiffantrieb im Hexagon”

Application/Publication number: 017 948516
Date: 2019-02-25
Applicant(s): ENPULSION GmbH