{"id":5252,"date":"2025-05-28T11:54:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T03:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/steamjet-thruster-selected-for-nasas-artemis-ii-cubesat-critical-orbit-correction\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T03:54:30","slug":"steamjet-thruster-selected-for-nasas-artemis-ii-cubesat-critical-orbit-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/steamjet-thruster-selected-for-nasas-artemis-ii-cubesat-critical-orbit-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"SteamJet Thruster Selected for NASA&#8217;s Artemis II CubeSat Critical Orbit Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1748408875217_638840056820652414.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"382\" alt=\"SteamJet Thruster Selected for NASA's Artemis II CubeSat Critical Orbit Correction\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1748408875217_638840056820652414.png\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1748408875217_638840056820652414.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"382\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>SteamJet Space Systems<\/strong>, a UK-based startup, has been selected to provide the propulsion unit for an ambitious CubeSat mission part of Artemis II, <strong>NASA<\/strong>\u2019s first crewed return to the Moon in over 50 years. Developed by South Korea\u2019s NaraSpace, the CubeSat will be deployed into a highly elliptical orbit, where SteamJet\u2019s water-based thruster will play a critical role in ensuring mission success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Our participation in a mission that is part of NASA\u2019s Artemis II program is a major milestone for our team,<\/em>\u201d said <strong>Marco Pavan<\/strong>, <strong>CEO of SteamJet Space Systems<\/strong>. \u201cThis milestone validates our technology as both sustainable and capable of handling complex space environments. It\u2019s proof that CubeSats and Small Satellites no longer need to compromise on performance to stay green and compact.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: NASA&#8217;s Artemis Space Mission<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>The K-RadCube satellite will be deployed into a highly elliptical orbit, with an apogee of approximately 70,000 km and a critically low perigee that would cause the spacecraft to re-enter Earth\u2019s atmosphere during its very first orbit. Traditionally, only chemical propulsion systems, with their high thrust and specific impulse, would have been capable of executing such rapid manoeuvres. Thanks to performance levels comparable to chemical systems, SteamJet\u2019s thruster can deliver the same critical capability using water instead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The propulsion system will perform a continuous 12-hour burn shortly after deployment to raise the perigee to around 200 km, preventing atmospheric re-entry and enabling the satellite to carry out its scientific mission in Earth\u2019s radiation belts. If successful, this manoeuvre will represent one of the longest single burns ever conducted in orbit by a water-based propulsion system, marking a new milestone in sustainable in-space propulsion.<\/p>\n<p>Critical objectives for the SteamJet thruster:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Correct the perigee to around 200 km<\/li>\n<li>Orbit adjustment operation<\/li>\n<li>Extend the operational life of the CubeSat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This mission showcases how sustainable propulsion can now enable advanced orbital operations for CubeSats and Small Satellites without the need for toxic propellants. SteamJet\u2019s system offers a safer, greener alternative while delivering performance previously limited only to chemical propulsion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SteamJet Space Systems, a UK-based startup, has been selected to provide the propulsion unit for an ambitious CubeSat mission part of Artemis II, NASA\u2019s first crewed return to the Moon in over 50 years. Developed by South Korea\u2019s NaraSpace, the CubeSat will be deployed into a highly elliptical orbit, where SteamJet\u2019s water-based thruster will play [&hellip;]<\/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":[26,49,20,36],"class_list":["post-5252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-propulsion-systems","tag-satellite","tag-thrusters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5252"}],"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=5252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}