Meeting the Challenges of the New Space Industry: The JPT150 Electric Propulsion System
This is a guest article from ThrustMe. You can read more about our partnership with ThrustMe and Marble Imaging in the press release or on their website.
Paris, France — OCTOBER 2025 — ThrustMe announces a strategic partnership with Reflex and Marble to validate its JPT150 electric propulsion system in orbit. Built for the industrialized space era, the JPT150 offers a compact and intelligent propulsion solution designed to support autonomous operations, precise maneuvering, and long-duration missions for modern satellite platforms.
Propulsion for an Evolving Space Ecosystem
The satellite industry is entering a new phase. Driven by demand for Earth observation, communications, and in-orbit services, satellites are now produced and launched at industrial scale. But with this growth come two linked challenges: scaling manufacturing while simplifying integration, and enabling automated and autonomous space operations with shorter command-to-maneuver timelines and reliable collision avoidance. Traditional propulsion systems, bulky, fragmented, and difficult to integrate, are no longer suited for this environment.
JPT150 – A Fully Integrated Electric Propulsion System
The JPT150 is ThrustMe’s recent electric propulsion solution, based on a Hall-effect thruster and fueled entirely by solid iodine. All critical subsystems are integrated into a single compact unit, including the thruster, iodine-compatible cathode, propellant storage and flow control, power processing, thermal management, and intelligent onboard software. The system leverages ThrustMe’s flight-proven iodine expertise and is designed to meet the delivery, integration, performance and autonomy requirements of industrial-scale satellite constellations.
Stefan Anders (Marble Imaging), Clément Cangelosi (ThrustMe), and Judit Kapusi (Reflex Aerospace) at Space Tech Expo 2025
Pre-fueled and ready to operate, the JPT150 simplifies logistics and eliminates the need for specialized propulsion handling. Its compact form factor reduces system volume, supporting more flexible satellite architectures, while its software enables automated and autonomous operations. Capable of precise maneuvers, station-keeping, and collision avoidance, the JPT150 supports long-duration missions while lowering total lifecycle costs. With production optimized for scale and sustainability, it is a strategic solution for both commercial and institutional satellite programs.
In-Orbit Validation with Reflex
The JPT150 has been integrated into a Reflex’s satellite, a partner focused on delivering responsive and flexible small satellite solutions. The propulsion system was selected to perform orbit-raising maneuvers, conduct station-keeping, and ensure collision avoidance. This mission, part of ThrustMe’s in-orbit demonstration campaign, allows Reflex to validate system performance and gain early access to next-generation propulsion capabilities.
The demonstration aligns with ThrustMe’s product rollout plan, which includes deliveries of preproduction JPT150 units and the launch of the first operational models by 2026.
CONTACT
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ABOUT THE COMPANIES
ThrustMe empowers satellite missions to achieve more while bringing sustainability, both economically and environmentally, to the space industry. With a full portfolio of highly integrated and intelligent propulsion solutions, the company supports the emerging era of industrialized satellites. Founded in 2017, ThrustMe made history in 2020 with the first in-orbit demonstration of iodine-powered electric propulsion, a milestone the industry had been pursuing for more than 60 years. Today, headquartered in France, the company operates a large-scale production line, supplying major satellite constellations with reliable systems and full support from ground testing to in-orbit maneuvering.
Website: thrustme.fr
Reflex Aerospace is a manufacturer of high-performance, payload-specific platforms for commercial and defense applications. Based in Berlin and Munich, the company specializes in applying modern manufacturing techniques to reduce lead times and improve performance for critically important space infrastructure. Reflex Aerospace is committed to enhancing Europe’s strategic autonomy through innovation, speed, and sovereign capability development.