Safran celebrates new agreement with satellite pioneer
29th June 2017
The parent company of a major business in Gloucestershire has announced a deal with a multi-national aircraft, rocket and satellite manufacturer.
Safran, which owns Safran Landing Systems based in Gloucester, has revealed that another of its companies, Safran Aircraft Engines, has been selected by Boeing to provide an electric propulsion subsystem to support orbit-raising on a commercial satellite program.
The order represents the first use of a cluster of three plasma Hall Effect thrusters, operating simultaneously, to perform orbital transfer duties and the first deployment of a plasma thruster developing 10 per cent more than current models used on telecommunications satellites.
Boeing is a pioneer in the use of electric propulsion systems on satellites.
This order for PPS 5000 thrusters marks Boeing's first use of Hall Effect thrusters for special missions/applications.
Didier Desnoyer, vice-president of Safran Aircraft Engines' Military Engines and Space Electric Propulsion division, said: "We are honored to start a great collaboration with a key actor of the commercial satellites industry.
"It also reflects our customers' confidence in our capability to introduce into the market a new generation of world-class plasma thrusters".
The first PPS 5000 will be delivered in 2018 for a satellite launch planned in 2019.
Picture credit: Eric Forterre/Safran
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