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ThrustMe

HQ Verrieres le Buisson, FranceFounded 201751-200 employeesUpdated

ThrustMe enables economic and environmental sustainability of the space industry by delivering groundbreaking mobility solutions for satellites.

StartupSpace, launch and counterspace
Website
Total raised
~$1.9M
4 rounds
Last round
~$2.3M
Grant · Oct 6, 2021
Systems
8
Capabilities
1

Funding4 rounds · ~$1.9M

Equity raised
~$1.9M
Debt, secondaries & grants
~$5.1M
Latest
~$2.3MGrant · Oct 6, 2021
  • Grant
    ~$2.3M
    Oct 6, 2021
  • Grant
    ~$2.8M
    Aug 8, 2018
  • Seed
    Speculative
    ~$1.9M
    Jun 16, 2017
  • Seed
    With Global Space Ventures
    Speculative
    Undisclosed
    2019

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems8

  • I2T5Cold-gas propulsion system developed for small satellites.
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  • JPT150Prototype Hall-effect propulsion system for small satellites.
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  • LTA100Laboratory particle generator for simulating ionospheric and upper-atmosphere conditions.
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  • MARFE-1Instrument for measuring ion current and energy.
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  • MD1Probe for measuring electron density in plasma.
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  • NPT30-I2Electric propulsion system for small satellites.
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Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities1

  • Space, launch and counterspace
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Makes electric propulsion for satellites for the space industry; no defense or government use stated.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People1

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People
PersonRole
Ane Aaneslandco-founder and CEO

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Sources11

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Profile2

  1. 1
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "France", "hq_iso2": "FR", "id": "4a3f679b-26a6-474d-bf8c-21523f6e0fcb"}”
  2. 2
    CompanyThrustMe: Advanced In-Orbit Propulsion Systems

    ThrustMe · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “ThrustMe enables economic and environmental sustainability of the space industry by delivering groundbreaking mobility solutions for satellites.”

Systems6

  1. 3
    CompanyOur Missions - ThrustMe: Advanced In-Orbit Propulsion Systems

    ThrustMe · Supports System

    “Known as the I2T5, this propulsion system uses a first-of-its-kind, non-pressurized, cold gas thruster fuelled by solid iodine**. Designed with CubeSats in mind, the I2T5 will help ensure a sustainable space industry by extending the lifetime of satellite missions, and enabling collision avoidance maneuvers with the miniaturization of satellites”
  2. 4
    CompanyJPT150 - ThrustMe: Advanced In-Orbit Propulsion Systems

    ThrustMe · Supports System

    “ThrustMe JPT150 is a fully integrated propulsion system based on Hall thruster technology operating on iodine propellant.”
  3. 5
    CompanyLTA100 - ThrustMe: Advanced In-Orbit Propulsion Systems

    ThrustMe · Supports System

    “The LTA100 is a plug-and-play particle generator, designed to replicate the environments found in the ionosphere and upper atmosphere. The device offers a broad range of operation, and can run on various pure gases (including oxygen) and mixtures.”
  4. 6
    CompanyNPT30-I2 - ThrustMe: Advanced In-Orbit Propulsion Systems

    ThrustMe · Supports System

    “ThrustMe’s NPT30-I2 is a fully integrated propulsion system based on the gridded ion thruster technology.”
  5. 7
    CompanyRCS - ThrustMe: Advanced In-Orbit Propulsion Systems

    ThrustMe · Supports System

    “ThrustMe Propulsion and Reaction Control System (RCS) provides fine manoeuvring, reaction wheels desaturation, and full orbit and attitude control capabilities in a single 1U package. The system can provide not only a translational satellite control but also a fine 3-axis movement with 6 degrees of freedom attitude control.”
  6. 8
    CompanyScientific Instruments - ThrustMe: Advanced In-Orbit Propulsion Systems

    ThrustMe · Supports System

    “ThrustMe’s Matched Dipole probe (MD1) is a small, advanced, probe capable of absolute electron density measurements. The range of densities is limited to low-density plasmas (<1015m-3), where other diagnostic methods have strong limitations.”

Funding2

  1. 9
    DatabaseThrustMe - bouncewatch.com company profile

    bouncewatch.com · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “Seed Round Undisclosed 1 Global Space Ventures 01 Jan 2019”
  2. 10
    DatabaseThrustMe company profile

    Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url

    “funding round: Grant, 2018-08-08, EUR 2,400,000, lead: European Commission”

People1

  1. 11
    NewsThrustMe, a French New Space technology champion - AeroMorning.com

    aeromorning.com · Supports Role

    “According to Ane Aanesland, co-founder and CEO of ThrustMe: “The fact that Japanese operators are turning to ThrustMe for a subsystem as strategic as propulsion is a recognition that means a great deal to us.”

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