At SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam late last month, SITAEL unveiled Empyreum, the next-generation small satellite platform that is equipped with the company’s proprietary SPARK electric propulsion system.
During the past 20 years, Italy’s SITAEL made several developments in the field of Electric Propulsion avionics, with a focus on High Voltage Power Supplies (HVPS) and Power and Processing Units (PPU) for Low and High Power Hall Effect Thrusters (HET). Today’s main products are a 300W PPU and a 5kW PPU, both successfully coupled with SITAEL Thrusters (HT 100 / HT 400 and HT 5k, respectively).
Empyreum is a technical jewel, designed to meet the growing demand for agile and cost-effective satellites that can be produced at constellation scale. It’s perfect for dual-use application,” said Chiara Pertosa, CEO of SITAEL
