Orbital ATK and ECAPS Sign Agreement on Breakthrough Propulsion Technology
July 25 2016 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Agreement Enables New Liquid Propulsion
Systems for U.S. Government and Industry
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and
defense technologies, announced today that it has signed an
agreement with leading European green propulsion technology firm
ECAPS to fully develop, demonstrate and market a high performance
green propulsion (HPGP) system. The HPGP system, which offers
significant cost advantages and dramatically reduces the
environmental risks associated with traditional monopropellants, is
aimed at both attitude control and main propulsion.
"We are excited to be able to bring safer, more effective and
affordable propulsion systems to the United States," said Pat
Nolan, Vice President and General Manager of Orbital ATK's Missile
Products Division of the Defense Systems Group. “Greener propulsion
is one of the keys to making access to space safer while lowering
life cycle costs. We believe our partnership will go a long way
toward developing innovative and practical solutions for public and
private use.”
Orbital ATK’s team will leverage exclusive use of ECAPS’
LMP-103S, a very-low toxicity monopropellant technology designed as
a direct replacement for hydrazine-based systems. LMP-103S offers
significantly higher specific impulse and density, meaning greater
performance and lower volume. More importantly, it is a
low-toxicity, environmentally-benign propellant, providing enhanced
safety and health benefits over conventional hydrazine. It offers
the promise of propellant loading prior to satellite transport and
considerably lower logistics cost.
The partnership continues Orbital ATK’s commitment to HPGP
technology, which includes scaling up the blending of LMP-103S,
successful tests of 5 and 22 Newton thrusters, and supporting
several Small Business Innovation Research programs.
Orbital ATK’s Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in
providing innovative and affordable precision and strike weapons,
advanced propulsion and hypersonics, missile components across
air-, sea- and land-based systems, ammunition and related energetic
products.
About ECAPS
Founded in 2000, ECAPS is an innovative company with focus on
green propulsion-based products for space applications. ECAPS
innovations will enable simplified access to space for satellite
and launcher systems. ECAPS holds a number of patents worldwide for
a family of ADN (ammonium dinitramide) -based propellants,
catalyst, thruster design and manufacturing methods. ECAPS has its
development and hardware manufacturing facilities in Solna in the
greater Stockholm area.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space,
defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both
as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs
approximately 12,000 people in 18 states across the United States
and in several international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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