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Large Plasma Brake (APB-L)

Aurora Propulsion Technologies
  • Deorbit MechanismPropellant-free Coulomb drag microtether
  • Tether LengthUp to 5000 m
  • Max Serviceable Satellite Mass~200 kg

Propellant-free deorbiting tether for SmallSats — up to 5000m tether, Designed-for-Demise compliant, effective for satellites up to ~200kg…

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Small Plasma Brake (APB-S)

Aurora Propulsion Technologies
  • Deorbit MechanismPropellant-free Coulomb drag microtether
  • Tether LengthUp to 400 m
  • Max Serviceable Satellite Mass~100 kg

Propellant-free deorbiting tether for CubeSats — fits TunaCan extra volume allocation, up to 400m tether, effective for satellites…

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T6 Ion Thruster

QinetiQ Space
  • Grid Diameter22 cm
  • Input Power4.5 kW
  • Thrust (max)250 mN

22 cm gridded Kaufman ion thruster — 4.5 kW, 250 mN thrust — flight-proven on ESA's BepiColombo mission…

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T5 Ion Thruster

QinetiQ Space
  • Grid Diameter10 cm
  • Max Thrust~25 mN
  • PropellantXenon

10 cm gridded Kaufman ion thruster for small satellite electric propulsion — flight-proven on ESA's GOCE satellite with…

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Starfire (Direct Fusion Drive)

Princeton Satellite Systems
  • Power Output1–10 MW per engine
  • FuelDeuterium–Helium-3 (D-He3)
  • ConfigurationPrinceton Field-Reversed Configuration (PFRC)

Compact fusion-powered rocket engine developed with Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, targeting 1–10 MW per engine for deep space…