An all-electric satellite propulsion system will soon be sent into space

The company IVO Ltd. from North Dakota, USA, which is engaged in wireless technologies, for the first time in June

will send into space an all-electricpropulsion system for satellites. The IVO Quantum Drive system will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter8 mission. The developers hope to conduct a successful demonstration of a satellite propulsion system in low Earth orbit (LEO) with the goal of commercializing the technology.

Since its foundation in 2017, IVO Ltd.develops a wireless power transmission technology called Capacitive Based Aerial Transmission (CBAT). CBAT transmission technology will allow operators to reduce battery sizes by 50%, and, accordingly, “implement a range of new innovations,” the developers say.

In an effort to cope with the huge carbon footprintFollowing the space industry, IVO also decided to create a purely electric propulsion system for spacecraft. This is how IVO Quantum Drive was born - “the world’s first commercially viable and affordable pure electric powertrain,” IVO Ltd. said. According to the company's press release, the installation has already proven its legitimacy through thermal vacuum testing.

According to IVO, this technology is much more effectiveconventional rocket systems. Company representatives say the IVO Quantum Drive can generate up to 52 millinewtons (mN) of thrust from one watt of electricity. Energy, meanwhile, will be supplied by an on-board battery and solar power.

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