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== History ==
== History ==
ThrustMe was founded in 2017 by Ane Aanesland and Dmytro Rafalskyi, who previously worked at the [[École Polytechnique]] and the [[French National Centre for Scientific Research|CNRS]] as experts in [[plasma physics]] and [[Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion|electric propulsion]].<ref>{{cite web|language=fr-FR|title=Un nouvel espace pour les start-up|url=https://www.lajauneetlarouge.com/un-nouvel-espace-pour-les-start-up/|website=La Jaune et la Rouge|date=2018-06-03|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref> Initially, the startup was incubated in Agoranov.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Meddah|first1=Hassan|date=2017-07-08|title=ThrustMe emmène les minisatellites en orbite|url=https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/thrustme-emmene-les-minisatellites-en-orbite.N561073|journal=L'Usine Nouvelle|language=fr-FR|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-07-26}}</ref> Also in 2017, ThrustMe raised 1.7 million euros for its development.<ref>{{cite web|language=en-US|title=French startup raises $1.9 million for smallsat electric propulsion|url=https://spacenews.com/french-startup-raises-1-9-million-for-smallsat-electric-propulsion/|website=SpaceNews.com|date=2017-06-16|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>
ThrustMe was founded in 2017 by Ane Aanesland and Dmytro Rafalskyi, who previously worked at the [[École Polytechnique]] and [[French National Centre for Scientific Research|CNRS]] as researchers in [[plasma physics]] and [[Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion|electric propulsion]].<ref>{{cite web|language=fr-FR|title=Un nouvel espace pour les start-up|url=https://www.lajauneetlarouge.com/un-nouvel-espace-pour-les-start-up/|website=La Jaune et la Rouge|date=2018-06-03|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref> Initially, the startup was incubated in Agoranov.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Meddah|first1=Hassan|date=2017-07-08|title=ThrustMe emmène les minisatellites en orbite|url=https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/thrustme-emmene-les-minisatellites-en-orbite.N561073|journal=L'Usine Nouvelle|language=fr-FR|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-07-26}}</ref> Also in 2017, ThrustMe raised 1.7 million euros for its development.<ref>{{cite web|language=en-US|title=French startup raises $1.9 million for smallsat electric propulsion|url=https://spacenews.com/french-startup-raises-1-9-million-for-smallsat-electric-propulsion/|website=SpaceNews.com|date=2017-06-16|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>


In 2018, ThrustMe received €2.4 million from the [[European Commission]] to commercialise electric propulsion for nanosatellites.<ref>{{cite web|language=en-US|title=Electric propulsion startup ThrustMe gets $2.8 million from European Commission|url=https://spacenews.com/electric-propulsion-startup-thrustme-gets-2-8-million-from-european-commission/|website=SpaceNews.com|date=2018-08-09|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>
In 2018, ThrustMe received €2.4 million from the [[European Commission]] to commercialise electric propulsion for nanosatellites.<ref>{{cite web|language=en-US|title=Electric propulsion startup ThrustMe gets $2.8 million from European Commission|url=https://spacenews.com/electric-propulsion-startup-thrustme-gets-2-8-million-from-european-commission/|website=SpaceNews.com|date=2018-08-09|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:27, 29 November 2021

ThrustMe
ThrustMe
IndustryAerospace
Founded3 February 2017; 7 years ago (2017-02-03)
FounderAne Aanesland, Dmytro Rafalskyi
Headquarters
Verrières-le-Buisson
,
France
Key people
Ane Aanesland (CEO), Dmytro Rafalskyi (CTO)
ProductsSpacecraft propulsion
Number of employees
11–20
Websitehttps://www.thrustme.fr/

ThrustMe is a deep tech company that designs miniature aerospace thrusters for small satellites, increasing the life of satellites and making them more affordable.[1][2]

The company builds gridded ion thrusters (NPT30)[3] and cold gas thrusters (I2T5).[4]

History

ThrustMe was founded in 2017 by Ane Aanesland and Dmytro Rafalskyi, who previously worked at the École Polytechnique and CNRS as researchers in plasma physics and electric propulsion.[5] Initially, the startup was incubated in Agoranov.[6] Also in 2017, ThrustMe raised 1.7 million euros for its development.[7]

In 2018, ThrustMe received €2.4 million from the European Commission to commercialise electric propulsion for nanosatellites.[8]

In 2019, Ane Aanesland received the CNRS innovation medal for her entrepreneurial activities.[9] The same year SpaceTy and ThrustMe orbited the first satellite using iodine for propulsion.[10]

In 2021, ThrustMe, in partnership with SpaceTy, achieved the first in-orbit demonstration of an electric propulsion system powered by iodine.[3][11][12] The results were published on a research article in Nature[13]. The maneuvers result was a cumulative altitude change above 3 km.[13]

Flight missions

Ongoing

  • XiaoXiang 1-08 is a six-unit cubesat developed by Chinese satellite company Spacety. It carries ThrustMe's I2T5 non-pressurized cold gas thruster, the first in existence.[14]
  • BeiHangKongshi-1 is a 12-unit cubesat developed by Spacety. The satellite carries ThrustMe's NPT30-I2-1U, the first iodine electric propulsion system sent into space.[3] The cubesat was launched onboard the Long March 6 on 6 November 2020.[15] According to Rafalskyi, advanced orbital maneuvers would be carried out to test the satellite's full capabilities.[16]
  • Hisea-1 is a 180-kilogram SAR minisatellite. It is the first generation of light, small SAR satellites developed by Spacety carrying a NPT30-I2-1U for orbit maintenance, collision avoidance, and end-of-life deorbiting.[17] It was launched onboard a Long March 8 rocket on 22 December 2020 for ocean research.[18][19]

Announced

  • NorSat-TD is a microsatellite developed by the UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) for the Norwegian space agency[20]. The sattelite is scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2022[21].
  • GOMX-5 is a 12U cubesat built by GomSpace for the European Space Agency to perform a technology demonstration mission[22]. The launch is scheduled for 2021[23].
  • INSPIRESat-4/ARCADE is a 27U spacecraft built by NTU, Jülich Research Centre, LASP, IISST and NCU. The satellite aims to flight in the VLEO (Very Low Earth Orbit) region to make in-situ Ionospheric plasma measurements.[24] The thruster is expected to lower its the orbit of the satellite orbit to less than 300 km and to enable the mission to survive under 300 km for a duration of 6 months or more. The launch is scheduled for 2022[25].

Awards

  • French Tech Ticket, 2017.[26]
  • "Grand Prix i-LAB" of the 19th national competition to help the creation of innovative technology companies, 2017.[27]
  • "Prix de l'Excellence Française Innovation Spatiale", 2017.[28]
  • "Médaille de l’innovation du CNRS", for Ane Aanesland, 2019.[29][30]

References

  1. ^ Lestavel, Thomas (2019-04-17). "La start-up ThrustMe divise par trois les coûts d'accès à l'espace". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  2. ^ "How Iodine Electric Propulsion Systems Can Enable The Economic Sustainability Of Satellite Constellations". satmagazine.com. 2021-02-XX. Retrieved 2021-07-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "French startup demonstrates iodine propulsion in potential boost for space debris mitigation efforts". Spacenews. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. ^ "Iodine Impulse for Smallsats Demo'd On-Orbit by ThrustMe and Spacety". Smallsat News. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. ^ "Un nouvel espace pour les start-up". La Jaune et la Rouge (in French). 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. ^ Meddah, Hassan (2017-07-08). "ThrustMe emmène les minisatellites en orbite". L'Usine Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  7. ^ "French startup raises $1.9 million for smallsat electric propulsion". SpaceNews.com. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  8. ^ "Electric propulsion startup ThrustMe gets $2.8 million from European Commission". SpaceNews.com. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  9. ^ "Ane Aanesland, de chercheuse au CNRS à CEO de ThrustMe | Bpifrance servir l'avenir". www.bpifrance.fr (in French). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  10. ^ Couto, Alexandre (2019-11-04). "ThrustMe met en orbite le premier satellite utilisant de l'iode pour se propulser". Industry-techno (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  11. ^ "ThrustMe's Iodine Propulsion System Launched Aboard Spacety's Smallsat". Satnews. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  12. ^ "Iodine thruster could slow space junk accumulation". esa.int. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  13. ^ a b "In-orbit demonstration of an iodine electric propulsion system". Nature. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  14. ^ Jones, Andrew (2019-11-25). "French startup ThrustMe found fast route to orbit through China's Spacety". Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  15. ^ "ThrustMe's Iodine Propulsion System Launched Aboard Spacety's Smallsat". Sat News. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  16. ^ Werner, Debra (6 November 2020). "Spacety launches satellite to test ThrustMe iodine electric propulsion and constellation technologies". Space News. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  17. ^ Jones, Andrew (2020-03-25). "China launches first Long March 8 from Wenchang spaceport". Spacenews. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  18. ^ "Imagery from Hisea-1 SAR Satellite Unveiled". 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  19. ^ "Iodine Electric Propulsion To Become A Critical Subsystem For SAR Constellations". Sat News. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Norway Selects Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) to Develop Technology Demonstrator Microsatellite | UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory". www.utias-sfl.net. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  21. ^ Romsenter, Norsk. "Agreement signed with the Netherlands for Norway's new satellite". Norwegian Space Agency. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  22. ^ "ESA and GomSpace sign contract for continuation of the GOMX-5 mission". News Powered by Cision. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  23. ^ "GOMX 5A, 5B". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  24. ^ "INSPIRESAT-4/ARCADE : a VLEO mission for atmospheric temperature measurements and ionospheric plasma characterization". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  25. ^ "INSPIRESat-4". University of Colorado. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  26. ^ "Les 70 startups internationales lauréates du french tech ticket saison 2" (PDF). finances.gouv.fr (in French). 2017-03-07. p. 27. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  27. ^ "Quatre projets lauréats du Concours i-LAB 2017 (dont un Grand Prix) sont accompagnés par la SATT Paris-Saclay" (PDF) (in French). SATT Paris-Saclay. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  28. ^ "Palmarès Spécial Innovation Spatiale 2017 -". Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  29. ^ Poncet, Guerric (2019-11-28). "Ane Aanesland, la mécano de l'espace". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ Koppe, Martin (2019-12-09). "Four Aces for Innovation". news.cnrs.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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