Application domains
One platform.Multiple missions.
Space Frontier configures engineered fuel, grain architecture and predictive modelling around each operating profile—from responsive orbital manoeuvres to compact air-breathing systems.
Satellite
propulsion
Hybrid propulsion module
In development · Concept illustrationMore mission capability starts with how you use the volume.
For small satellites, propulsion is a packaging challenge as much as a performance challenge. Space Frontier is developing a self-contained hybrid propulsion module for low Earth orbit spacecraft up to the 200 kg class.
Proprietary high-density bioplastic fuel and liquid nitrous oxide are combined with a compact architecture designed around useful impulse per unit volume. Storage, feed system, ignition and combustion are integrated into one module.
Dense fuel. Less unused space.
A solid fuel grain removes the need for a separate liquid-fuel feed circuit. The concentric architecture places oxidizer storage around the inner core, while additive manufacturing integrates structural and fluid-routing features to reduce unused space.
Designed for the mission sequence.
Controlled oxidizer delivery enables commanded on–off operation and restart capability. The module is being developed for orbit-insertion corrections, phasing, collision avoidance and end-of-life deorbiting, with configuration assessed against each mission’s delta-v and power budget.
Development specifications
- Total impulse
- 4,300 N·s
- Thrust
- 45 N @ 95 s burn-time
4 N @ 1,075 s burn-time - Specific impulse (Isp)
- 300 s
- Propellant density
- 0.57 kg/U
- Thrust vector control (TVC)
- Maximum angle 10°
- Minimum impulse bit
- 5 N·s (cold)
Values describe the module under development; final performance depends on configuration and validation.
Integration starts with your spacecraft.
Mounting geometry, available power, telemetry and command interfaces are defined around the platform. Share your spacecraft envelope, mass and centre of gravity, orbit, mission delta-v and electrical constraints to begin the integration assessment.
Solid
turbojets
Air-breathing propulsion
A compact propulsion concept built around high thrust-to-weight ratio and simplified integration.
Space Frontier applies its solid-fuel engineering approach to air-breathing propulsion for tactical platforms and demanding civilian applications.
Custom grain architecture and manufacturing enable application-specific packaging, combustion response and operating duration.
Hypersonic
profiles
High-speed operating environments
Mission-specific fuel layering and grain geometry for demanding high-speed combustion environments.
The objective is controlled fuel delivery and flame stability as geometry, material state and local flow conditions evolve during operation.
Test evidence and regression-rate modelling feed the next design cycle, linking physical behaviour to the digital definition of the grain.
Mission-led engineering