Krypton electric propulsion system with multi-propellant capability and best in class performance for spacecraft with less than 1 kW of power.
Krypton electric propulsion system with a magnetically shielded thruster and 1.5 MN-s total impulse for spacecraft with more than 1 kW power.
ACE | SYSTEM | ACE Max |
Krypton, Xenon, Proprietary |
PROPELLANTS | Krypton, Xenon |
400 W | INPUT POWER | 1,400 W |
~25 mN (Xe) ~18 mN (Kr) |
THRUST |
~60 mN (Xe) ~54 mN (Kr) |
~1,400 s (Xe) ~1,300 s (Kr) |
SPECIFIC IMPULSE |
~1,760 s (Xe) ~1,800 s (Kr) |
300 kN-s (Xe) | TOTAL IMPULSE | 1.5 MN-s |
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ACE and ACE Max include an instant-start center mounted cathode and compact design. Each thruster leverages the past 50 years of Hall thruster research in a clean sheet design with major innovations.
The Apollo PPU (Power Processing Unit) is radiation hardened by design, replacing many microprocessors with simple and reliable components. Its single circuit board design is 95% efficient.
Apollo’s krypton configurations include gaseous feed systems in single and multi-thruster configurations with flight-proven components from a respected industry partner with heritage.
Apollo’s krypton configurations include tanks sized to fit the unique requirements of each customer mission with flight-proven COPV construction rated to 2,700 psi or 4,000 psi.
Apollo and our suppliers are completing qualification testing in line with ESA, MIL, and ISO standards. Test flow plans, test order, test procedures, and test levels are set to meet or exceed the performance, physical, electrical, environmental, thermal, and radiation requirements set by customer agreements. Learn more
Apollo's research and development lab has five vacuum chambers and one thermal-vac chamber, allowing for hundreds of tests per week. This has enabled the development of new system designs in weeks instead of years. These facilities are fault-tolerant by design and able to grow to enable acceptance testing of hundreds of systems per month. Learn more
Apollo has partnered with a high-volume aerospace manufacturing partner based in Silicon Valley. Apollo’s manufacturing partner specializes in high reliability aerospace and defense products and has the capacity to produce hundreds of units per month to Apollo Fusion customer specifications. Learn more