HIGH-PRESSURE AUXILIARY THRUSTER FOR FUTURE ALL-ELECTRIC PROPULSION NAVIGATION SATELLITES – EXPRO PLUS
21, octombrie 2021

ESA Open Invitation to Tender: 1-10987
Open Date: 13/10/2021 10:55 CEST
Closing Date: 24/11/2021 13:00 CEST

To design, manufacture and test a breadboard of a xenon-fed auxiliary thruster, operating in a wide range of inlet pressure (0-186bar) and delivering higher thrust than COTS xenon-fed thrusters.

Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. Quality
Estabilishment: ESTEC
ECOS Required: No
Classified: No
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Authorised Contact Person: Rudolfo Almeida
Initiating Service: TEC-MPE
IP Measure: N/A
Prog. Reference: E/0901-01 – Technology Developme
Tender Type: Open Competition
Open To Tenderers From: AT+BE+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EE+EL+ES+FI+FR+GB+HU+IE+IT+LU+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE
Technology Keywords: 19-A-I-Liquid Propulsion Systems / 19-B-II-Electrothermal Systems
Products Keywords: 2-K-3-c-Electrothermal Propulsion Systems / 2-K-3.1-c-Thruster module (Plasma/Ion Thrusters), Xenon Flow Control Unit,… *For Thruster Pointing See Mechanisms
2-K-6-Cold gas propulsion

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