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Snecma Moteurs and EDB Fakel announce
accord for high-power stationary plasma propulsion thruster
Le Bourget, June 20, 2003
Snecma Moteurs of France and EDB Faken of
Russia today signed a cooperation agreement for development,
production and marketing of the PPS®5000
high-power Stationary Plasma Propulsion thruster. The PPS®5000
is designed for heavy new-generation geostationary communications
satellites.
The PPS®5000 propulsion system draws on technologies
validated with the PPS®X000 demonstrator, which Snecma
Moteurs developed in conjunction with French space agency
CNES and on the 10 years experience with EDB Fakel in the
frame of the PPS®1350 joint development.
The PPS®5000 integrates the most recent advances in plasma
propulsion technology, enabling orbital transfer and north-south
stationkeeping of heavy satellites to serve both the Russian
and Western markets.
The PPS®5000 has been developed within the scope of the
European Space Agency’s Alphabus program. It will deliver
power in excess of 5 kW and ejection speeds of nearly 20 km
per second, opening up fresh perspectives for space exploration
satellites.
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Snecma Moteurs is one of the
world’s leading manufacturers of aircraft and rocket
engines, with a wide range of propulsion systems on offer.
The company designs and builds commercial aircraft engines
that are powerful, reliable, economical and environmentally
friendly, along with military aircraft engines that have always
delivered world-class performance. Snecma Moteurs also develops
and produces propulsion systems and equipment for other launch
vehicles, satellites and space vehicles.
EDB Fakel is a russian company leading
in the field of development, manufacturing and satellites
propulsion subsystems. He ‘s in particular a pioneer
in stationnary plasma thruster.
Snecma Moteurs and EDB Fakel are members of the International
Space Technology Incorporated (ISTI) joint venture, in partnership
with Space Systems Loral of the U.S.
Press contact:
Vincent Chappard
33 (0)1 40 60 80 18
vincent.chappard@snecma.fr
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