Snecma
will supply a flight set of PPS5000 plasma (electric) thrusters to
Airbus Defence and Space for the company’s Eurostar E3000 Electric Orbit Raising satellite platform. The contract
was signed Thursday by Arnaud de Rosnay, head of telecommunications
satellites at Airbus Defence and Space, and Jacques Pasquier, Snecma
Vice President, Space Engines division. The PPS5000 thrusters will be
delivered to Airbus Defence and Space in the fourth quarter of 2016.
This
new contract is in continuation of the collaboration agreement signed
by the two companies in March 2014.
Snecma
offers a range of Hall effect plasma thrusters and propulsion
systems, with power ratings of 300W to 20kW. This technology reduces
the launch weight of an all-electric geostationary satellite by 40
percent for a given payload, or allows the satellite to carry a
larger payload.
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