GT-50 RADIO-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER

Avant – Space Systems LLC

Aim of the project: boosting economic effectiveness for satellite missions and supporting commercial market development.

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10%

70%

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42%49%

Military

Commercial

Civil

2016-2025$22.0B

2006-2015$12.5B

Market assessment* [2006-2015] [2016-2025]

Global market

Small satellites launched, pcs. 275 2 972

Market value, $ million 1 250 9 240

Commercial satellite constellation plans

Name Applications Number of satellites, pcs.

Satellitemass, kg

Orbit, km

OneWeb Communication ≈ 700 > 150 800 – 950

TerraBella(Google) EO 24 ≈ 120 ≈ 500

Orbcomm-OG2 Communication 119 172 ≈ 750

Orbit 400 – 950 km

SC mass 50 – 400 kg

Power capability 200 – 500 W

Lifetime 15 years

Small satellite maneuvers in constellation:

Orbit raising

Phasing

Station-keeping

DeorbitingMarket sector:

* [http://www.euroconsult-ec.com/shop/space-industry/82-smallsats.html]

Оn board propulsion system is essential for satelliteconstellations with given parameters.

Thus small satellite market development will increase demandfor satellite thrusters. As a result, small satellite thrustermarket may grow tenfold, as will small satellite market.

SMALL SATELLITE MARKET TRENDS

GT-50 ION THRUSTER

High specific impulse

Lightweight and compact

High precision maneuvers

GT-50 can be easily integrated into a spacecraft along with the subsystems developed by Avant Space:• Neutralizer• Power processing and control system• Propellant supply and storage system• Mechanical and thermal interfaces

Compact and lightweight thruster with lowconsumption might be used in space missions with lowpower capabilities and limited volume available.

EXPANSION TANK

PROPELLANT TANK

NEUTRALIZING CATHODE

POWER SUPPLY & CONTROL UNIT

THRUSTER

EM VALVES

PROPELLANT FLOW CONTROL MODULE

GT-50 PROPULSION SYSTEM

Mass / dimensions < 8 kg / 100x200x300 mm³

Power consumption 180/240 W

Thrust 5/7 mN

Specific impulse > 2000 sec

Propellant stored (Xe)* 400 g

Delta-V* (for a 120 kg spacecraft) 65,5 m/s

* Can be modified depending on the specific mission requirements

GT-50 flight model designed, manufactured, and tested

Production line establishment and test launch

Direct measurement

of thrust

20182017

Working processes modelled

GT-50 engr. model and subsystems designed,

manufactured, and tested

GT-50 flight model preliminary design and

SoW

Stage 2

Contacts with the industry established

Target missions identified

GT-50 lab model designed, manufactured, and tested

Stage 1 Stage 3

ROAD MAP

Lab model Engr. model Flight model

2019 2020

FOUNDER AND CEO

TEAM

KEY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM

Aerospace specialists (9 people) – previously employed with Lavochkin NPO, MAI, Bauman MSTU, HighTemperatures Institute, and others

Science, engineering, sales and administrative experience Many of the members of the team are PhDs, conduct researches and teach in top universities in Russia

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

ANTON OSSOVSKIY

IANA KHARLAN

LEAD ENGINEER

IVAN CHERNIY

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

RODION AYUPOV

Contact person: Iana KharlanE-mail: kharlan@avantspace.com Tel.: +7 926 529 21 34