PRODUCTS
Propulsion System Options
The Patented Technology that Drives our Product Performance
Our thrusters are powered by water plasma that is generated via Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) and is the culmination of decades of research by JAXA and the University of Tokyo. Pale Blue has successfully miniturized this plasma-generation method so that it can flexibly meet the propulsion needs of a wide range of satellites, even cubesats.
Spacecraft manufacturers and operators can now capture all of the benefits of water without the steep performance tradeoffs that historically made water-based propulsion unviable for space propulsion.
Benefits of Water
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Safe
The ultimate green propellant
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Affordable
Water is the most affordable propellant to date
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Sustainable
The most abundant resource on earth
Water Based Thrusters
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Resistojet Thruster Mini
High Thrust
ultra compact, customizable (0.5U)- View Specs
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Product PBR-9 Thruster Type Resistojet Thrust 1.0mN Specific Impulse (s) > 45 Total Impulse (Ns) > 35 Wet Mass (kg) 0.6 Envelope (U) 0.5 Power (W) 9
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Resistojet Thruster
High Thrust
customizable (1U)- View Specs
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Product PBR-20 Thruster Type Resistojet Thrust 1.0mN Specific Impulse (s) 70 Total Impulse (Ns) 200 Wet Mass (kg) 1.5 Envelope (U) 1 Power (W) 20
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Hybrid Thruster
High Thrust & High Specific Impulse
customizable (1U+)- View Specs
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Product PBI-HY-40 Thruster Type Resistojet / Ion Thruster Thrust 1mN / 0.15-0.3mN Specific Impulse (s) 50 / 1000-2000 Total Impulse (Ns) 70 / 1300-2600 Wet Mass (kg) <2.5 Envelope (U) 1+ Power (W) 30-60
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Ion Thruster
High Specific Impulse
customizable (1U)- View Specs
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Product PBI-40 Thruster Type Ion Thruster Thrust 0.15-0.3mN Specific Impulse (s) 1000-2000 Total Impulse (Ns) 1300-2600 Wet Mass (kg) <2 Envelope (U) 1 Power (W) 30-60
Benefits unique to Pale Blue's Water-based Thruster
Scalability
Designed to allow for easy clustering and customization to flexibly meet all customer requirements
Quick Warm up Time
Offers one of the fastest reaction times at 30 seconds, from request to thrust
Affordable
The most affordable propellant available on the market at less than 1USD per kg
Performance
Achieves unprecedented levels of performance that has never been seen before for water-based propulsion
Flight Heritage
Hodoyoshi-4 Satellite
Xe ion thrusterPartners
Photo by The University of Tokyo, Intelligence Space Systems Laboratory
Procyon Probe
Hybrid Xe ion and cold-gas jet thrusterPartners
Photo by The University of Tokyo
October
AQT-D Satelite
ResistojetPartners
Photo by JAXA
November
EQUULEUS Probe
ResistojetPartners
Photo by The University of Tokyo, Intelligence Space Systems Laboratory
OPTIMAL-1 Satellite
ResistojetPartners
ArkEdge Space, the University of Fukui
Photo by JAXA, NASA
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