IENAI Space planned tests of communications, thermal behavior, extended firing and orbital maneuvers for its electrospray thruster.
Key points
FOSSASAT-2E27 was reported launched on October 20, 2026, aboard the Bandwagon-5 Falcon 9 mission.
ATHENA NANO is an electrospray electric-propulsion system developed by IENAI Space.
Xataka reported that ATHENA NANO had previously flown on a satellite launched on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum 2.
IENAI Space’s preflight test goals included a firing longer than 100 hours and thruster-head heating below 5 W.
FOSSASAT-2E27 launched with IENAI Space’s ATHENA NANO aboard Falcon 9. See how electrospray propulsion works and what the planned tests aimed to assess.
FOSSA Systems’ FOSSASAT-2E27 was reported launched on October 20, 2026, from Cape Canaveral aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission. The 6U satellite carries ATHENA NANO, an electrospray electric-propulsion system developed by IENAI Space. IENAI’s planned in-orbit checks were intended to assess the thruster’s operation after launch.
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