The Journal of Space Commerce

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Green Propulsion Supports Multiple Spacecraft Launched by Transporter-12

Six Passenger Satellites Employ 28 Dawn Thrusters

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Tom Patton
Jan 17, 2025
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Six satellites launched aboard the SpaceX Transporter-12 mission earlier this week are powered by Dawn Aerospace nitrous oxide thrusters. Four of those are using the green propulsion thrusters as SatDrive systems. Dawn propulsion has been onboard 11 of the last 12 SpaceX transporter missions.

“We believe Dawn’s green propulsion aids the scalability of ri…

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