PACSCISAT establishes flight heritage for new spacecraft propulsion
technology
CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PacSci
EMC successfully completed propulsion technology tests with its
on-orbit technology demonstrator satellite, PACSCISAT, on August 1,
2017. Over the past month of continuing on-orbit operations in a 515 km,
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sun-synchronous, polar orbit, PacSci EMC successfully passed
built-in-tests (BIT) on both its primary and redundant Smart
Energetics Architecture (SEA™) sequencing system and devices and
fired Modular Architecture Propulsion System (MAPS™) rocket motors. MAPS
precision impulse rocket motors changed PACSCISAT’s orbital velocity and
altitude exactly as predicted by orbital models.
“This phase of the mission proved that our MAPS technology performs
reliably and precisely as commanded and is now at technology readiness
level 9 (TRL-9),” said Greg Scaven, PacSci EMC’s president. “Our goal
with this mission was to answer the question ‘has MAPS flown in space
before?’ and now the answer is yes. We believe our MAPS technology will
be a game changer for the NewSpace market providing very precise and
predictable orbital maneuvering capability for CubeSats, SmallSats and
small upper stage systems.”
MAPS is an array of high performance, sealed, solid propellant rocket
motors which extends the orbital life of CubeSats, SmallSats and
provides propulsion capability for small upper stages. MAPS can be used
for orbital maneuvers and deorbit with very precise and predictable
delivered impulse and has no tanks, valves, tubing or heaters making it
a “plug and play”, bolt-on design. MAPS is instant on with 10+year life,
uses very low power, has three independent inhibits against firing, and
provides variable thrust by firing in pairs, triples, quads, etc. MAPS
is adaptable & scalable and fits in unused separation system or other
spacecraft real-estate.
PacSci EMC products are used in all phases of vehicle flight beginning
with ground-based operations through lift-off/boost, solid rocket
booster jettison, payload fairing separation, booster separation, second
stage flight, payload separation and flight termination.
PACSCISAT successfully built and commanded by Tyvak, a Terran Orbital
Corporation, with its PacSci EMC MAPS payload, was launched on June 22,
2017 on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flight C38 (PSLV-C38) from
the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.
ABOUT PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC ENERGETIC MATERIALS COMPANY LLC (PacSci EMC):
PacSci EMC provides pyrotechnic and energetic material devices and
integrated systems that operate precisely the moment they are commanded
– down to the millisecond. The safe and reliable operation of our
products drives PacSci EMC from development, design and testing to
manufacturing and final assembly. From critical systems such as aircraft
emergency safety systems to sequencing systems for strategic and
tactical missiles, our components can be found in hundreds of
applications. Our innovations in environmentally conscious energetic
materials along with our propulsion and sequencing systems are a result
of over 65 years of experience working for customers in commercial
aerospace, military, space, oil and gas, and law enforcement.
Contacts
Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC)
Steve
Nelson, 661-917-2947