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iFACT - Iodine Fed Advanced Cusp field Thruster

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iFACT project word cloud

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Project "iFACT" data sheet

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Coordinator	AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH Organization address address: WILLY-MESSERSCHMITT-STRASSE 1 city: TAUFKIRCHEN postcode: 82024 website: www.airbus-group.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	Germany [DE]
Total cost	1˙999˙595 €
EC max contribution	1˙999˙595 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.2.1.6.1. (Enabling European competitiveness, non-dependence and innovation of the European space sector) 2. H2020-EU.2.1.6.2. (Enabling advances in space technology)
Code Call	H2020-SPACE-2019
Funding Scheme	RIA
Starting year	2020
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2020-01-01 to 2021-12-31

Partnership

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH Organization address address: WILLY-MESSERSCHMITT-STRASSE 1 city: TAUFKIRCHEN postcode: 82024 website: www.airbus-group.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (TAUFKIRCHEN)	coordinator	909˙687.00
2	AEROSPAZIO TECNOLOGIE SRL AEROSPAZIO TECNOLOGIE SRL Organization address address: STRADA PROVINCIALE NORD 42 A city: RAPOLANO TERME SI postcode: 53040 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	IT (RAPOLANO TERME SI)	participant	400˙000.00
3	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Organization address address: Highfield city: SOUTHAMPTON postcode: SO17 1BJ website: http://www.southampton.ac.uk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	UK (SOUTHAMPTON)	participant	198˙445.00
4	EASN Technology Innovation Services BVBA EASN Technology Innovation Services BVBA Organization address address: TERWEIDENSTRAAT 28 city: BUDINGEN postcode: 3440 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	BE (BUDINGEN)	participant	116˙250.00
5	ENDUROSAT AD ENDUROSAT AD Organization address address: UL.TUNDZJA 16 city: SOFIA postcode: 1606 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	BG (SOFIA)	participant	110˙000.00
6	FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Organization address address: HANSASTRASSE 27C city: MUNCHEN postcode: 80686 website: www.fraunhofer.de contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (MUNCHEN)	participant	100˙423.00
7	JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITAET GIESSEN JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITAET GIESSEN Organization address address: LUDWIGSTRASSE 23 city: GIESSEN postcode: 35390 website: www.uni-giessen.de contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (GIESSEN)	participant	99˙957.00
8	AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS Organization address address: 31 RUE DES COSMONAUTES ZI DU PALAYS city: TOULOUSE CEDEX postcode: 31402 website: www.airbusdefenceandspace.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (TOULOUSE CEDEX)	participant	64˙831.00

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Project objective

Since several years, the industrialisation of the satellite market has been accelerated. In particular, the market for telecom satellites has changed significantly, because of several new players and numerous plans for satellite constellations, such as OneWeb or Starlink. In order to increase competitiveness and to disrupt the electric propulsion market, we are proposing the development of the iodine Fed Advanced Cusp field Thruster (iFACT).

iFACT consists of an Advanced Cusp Field Thruster (ACFT), a simple PPU, a thermionic Emitter, a novel propellant feeding architecture, which is optimised for iodine. The ACFT has been invented by Airbus in 2017. Due to its simplicity, paired with efficiency, the fact that it is easy to ignite and its excellent performance data with iodine, it is tailored as key element for an extremely simple, efficient and low cost Electric Propulsion Subsystem (EPS). The baseline thruster (300 W input power) can be used with a simple thermionic cathode. The simple operation of the ACFT enables a reduced (wrt. number of parts and control circuits) but efficient PPU. This components are paired with an unique iodine feeding architecture which is capable to disrupt the electric propulsion market. Based on this, the proposal will focus on: - Iodine as disruptive propellant for electric thruster, - maturation of the Advanced Cusp Field Thruster (ACFT) as disruptive thruster principle, in three different power classes, - development of an novel, disruptive, extremly simplified low cost Power Processing Unit (PPU), - use of calcium aluminate (C12A7) as disruptive, low-work function emitter material for cathodes, - development of an European Iodine compatible long firing test facility.

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