{"id":4943,"date":"2025-07-29T12:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/pale-blue-pioneering-sustainable-future-in-space-with-water-based-thruster-innovation\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:26:54","slug":"pale-blue-pioneering-sustainable-future-in-space-with-water-based-thruster-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/pale-blue-pioneering-sustainable-future-in-space-with-water-based-thruster-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pale Blue: Pioneering Sustainable Future in Space with Water-Based Thruster Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pale Blue<\/strong> was founded by four members who have been engaged in basic research on propulsion machines, and the development and operation of the satellite-mounted actual machine together for more than 7 years. Pale Blue is striving every day to realize sustainable space development and utilization, centering on the technology of ultra-small propulsion systems with water as the propellant. Their mission is to enable safe, high-performance thrusters using water as a \u201cgreen\u201d propellant, disrupting traditional propulsion systems with reliable and sustainable alternatives.<\/p>\n

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Also Read: What is Space Propulsion System?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Water-based Propulsion Systems<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pale Blue offers advanced electric propulsion systems suited for a wide variety of missions for spacecraft ranging from 3U CubeSats to 700 kg satellites. The systems use water as propellant and do not require high-pressure storage, which leads to a safe, cost-effective, and sustainable solution for in-space propulsion.<\/p>\n

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  • PBR-10<\/strong>: Designed for 3U\u20136U CubeSats, this 0.5U thruster delivers nominal thrust at ~6 mN with ultra-compact power consumption.<\/li>\n
  • PBR-20<\/strong>: A 1U-format thruster optimized for 6U\u20138U CubeSats, delivering approximately 20 mN thrust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • PBR-50<\/strong>: Intended for larger microsatellites (100\u2013200 kg class), provides about 10 mN of thrust at 50 W, within a 250 \u00d7 300 mm envelope.<\/li>\n
    • PBI<\/strong>: A 1U+ ion thruster delivering over 7,000 Ns total impulse, for nanosats and larger microsatellites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Water Hall-Effect Thruster<\/strong>: Scalable to small satellites up to ~700 kg, offering up to ~10 mN thrust in a flexible form factor.<\/p>\n

      Pale Blue is redefining satellite propulsion through its innovative water-based thruster technology. With a broad product lineup designed for CubeSats and small microsats, proven in-orbit operations, and growing industry recognition, the company is advancing toward a safer and more sustainable future in space mobility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Pale Blue was founded by four members who have been engaged in basic research on propulsion machines, and the development and operation of the satellite-mounted actual machine together for more than 7 years. Pale Blue is striving every day to realize sustainable space development and utilization, centering on the technology of ultra-small propulsion systems with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,20,36],"class_list":["post-4943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-propulsion-systems","tag-satellite","tag-thrusters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}