ThrustMe has achieved more than 100 orders for the company’s cold gas I2T5 and gridded ion NPT30-I2 thrusters.
This milestone marks a significant turning point for ThrustMe, which was established in 2017 and has grown to encompass a talented team of more than 30 dedicated professionals. ThrustMe is the first company to successfully demonstrate the use of iodine in space.
ThrustMe initiated batch production for clients in 2022 to accommodate an increasing order from satellite constellations clients. To serve the market needs, the company set an ambitious target to manufacture more than 365 propulsion systems per year, with production capacity gradually increasing throughout 2023.
ThrustMe confirms that the year 2023 is already fully booked and the orders for 2024 are growing rapidly, endorsing ThrustMe products’ market fit. The company is on track to reach full manufacturing capacity by the beginning of next year. Through the adoption of fully integrated, intelligent-operated, iodine-based solutions, ThrustMe is addressing critical challenges and offering more sustainable alternatives.
“Following the world-first demonstration of iodine electric propulsion technology in space in 2020 we boosted the industrialization of the entire product portfolio. With the success of on-ground endurance tests, pilot production and the deployment of multiple systems operating in space, we have now reached both the capacity and reliability highly demanded by the clients.”
— Dmytro Rafalskyi, CTO and co-founder of ThrustMe.
“Our expertise is one of the keys to the surge in commercial interest and traction.Today, we are proud to serve customers across Europe, the United States, and Asia, demonstrating that the market is now adopting our groundbreaking and disruptive propulsion solutions.”
— Ane Aanesland, CEO and co-founder of ThrustMe”
About the company
ThrustMe is the go-to provider of high-performing in-orbit space propulsion and space hardware testing solutions for customers across the globe. It offers a portfolio of disruptive, deeply integrated and smart in-orbit space propulsion solutions designed for the new industrialized constellation space era. The company made the world’s first demonstration of an iodine-fueled electric propulsion system in space – an achievement the space industry has tried to reach for over 60 years. Now ThrustMe is delivering propulsion systems to major satellite constellations and is offering support from ground testing to in-orbit maneuvering strategies.
