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Key highlights

The PBR-50 (Water Resistojet Thruster) is a high-performance water vapor propulsion system designed in a Φ250 × 300 mm form factor, delivering high thrust and total impulse optimized for 100–200 kg microsatellites. The system is fully integrated, incorporating the thruster head, fluidics, electronics, and propellant tank within a single unit. Its clusterable architecture also enables scalability across a wide range of spacecraft sizes and mission profiles.

The PBR-50 uses water as propellant, eliminating the need for high-pressure storage systems. The propellant is preloaded into the tank prior to factory delivery, allowing satellite integrators to avoid complex fueling operations during spacecraft integration.

The propulsion system was first launched in 2024 and successfully completed its mission. An additional batch of flight units was integrated by Axelspace in May and is currently waiting for launch.

Applications

  • Orbit insertion
  • Orbit maintenance
  • De-orbit
  • Collision avoidance
  • Formation flying

Key features

  • Quick start-up time
  • No fueling work needed 
  • Simple commands
  • Ready to use
  • Ease of handling
  • Quick, stable delivery

Manufacturing

PBR-50 is manufactured in Japan.

Customers

Customers undisclosed. Contact us for more information.

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Last updated: 2026-05-22

PBR-50 (Water Resistojet Thruster)

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Technical specs

power
50 W
thrust
10 mN
total impulse
4400 N s
mass
13.4 kg
height
25 cm
width
25 cm
length
30 cm
data interface
RS422
connector type
UART
propellant type
water

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