nμpro Electrospray Thruster
Morpheus Space
Morpheus Space's nμpro electrospray ion thruster — a miniaturized 'printed' propulsion unit for nanosatellites enabling formation flying and precise constellation orbit management.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Thrust
- 1 N
- Specific impulse
- 1,500 s
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Thruster type
- Electrospray (ionic liquid)
- Thrust range
- 1–100 μN per emitter array
- Specific impulse
- 1,500–3,000 s
- Manufacturing
- Additive manufacturing (3D printing) — scalable production
- Applications
- Formation flying, constellation altitude maintenance, attitude control
- Customers
- AFRL (US Air Force), Airbus
- Founded
- 2018, Dresden, Germany
About
nμpro (nano micro pro) is Morpheus Space’s electrospray propulsion module, designed for the CubeSat and nanosatellite market with a focus on printability — the thruster can be manufactured using additive manufacturing (3D printing) processes at scale, enabling cost reduction through manufacturing automation.
The nμpro thruster uses ionic liquid electrospray propulsion, producing 1–100 μN of thrust per emitter array with specific impulse of 1,500–3,000 s. Multiple emitter arrays can be combined to scale thrust for larger satellites. The printed manufacturing approach allows customization of the thruster geometry for integration into specific satellite form factors and mission requirements.
Morpheus Space was founded in 2018 in Dresden, Germany, as a startup targeting the high-volume CubeSat market with printable propulsion. The company has a contract with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and has partnered with Airbus to provide propulsion for their commercial nanosatellite platforms. Morpheus Space’s vision is to enable large LEO constellations where individual satellites must maintain precise formation geometry and altitude over multi-year lifetimes.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.