Precision satellite propulsion components — bipropellant and monopropellant thrusters, latching valves, fill & drain valves, propellant management devices, and complete liquid propulsion systems for GEO and LEO satellites.
Satellite Propulsion Systems
Precision satellite propulsion components — bipropellant and monopropellant thrusters, latching valves, fill & drain valves, propellant management devices, and complete liquid propulsion systems for GEO and LEO satellites.
Description
Moog Space & Defense Group designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of precision propulsion components and systems for commercial, government, and scientific satellite programs. The company is one of the world's largest suppliers of satellite propulsion hardware, with flight heritage on thousands of spacecraft spanning five decades.
Moog's propulsion product portfolio includes monopropellant and bipropellant thrusters from 0.5 N to 22 N for attitude control and station-keeping, high-thrust bipropellant apogee engines for GEO orbit insertion, latching solenoid valves and pressure regulators for propellant flow control, fill and drain valves for ground processing, propellant management devices (PMDs) and surface tension tanks for propellant settling in zero-g, and complete liquid apogee and bipropellant propulsion systems delivered as integrated, tested assemblies.
Moog's components are used on commercial GEO communications satellites, Earth observation satellites, NASA science missions including Mars orbiters, planetary probes, and the James Webb Space Telescope. The company's propulsion systems are found on platforms from major manufacturers including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, Thales Alenia Space, and Mitsubishi Electric. Moog also produces electrospray and Hall-effect electric propulsion thrusters for small satellites.
Specifications
| Thruster Types | Monopropellant, bipropellant, electric (Hall, electrospray) |
|---|---|
| Thrust Range | 0.5 N to 490 N (apogee engines) |
| Propellants | Hydrazine, N2H4, MMH/NTO, green propellants |
| Components | Valves, regulators, tanks, PMDs, complete systems |
| Heritage | Thousands of spacecraft, 50+ years |
| Customers | Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, NASA, JAXA, ESA missions |