Main Engine Cut OffOrbital ATK and ECAPS Sign Agreement for Exclusive Use of LMP-103S
Orbital ATK’s team will leverage exclusive use of ECAPS’ LMP-103S, a very-low toxicity monopropellant technology designed as a direct replacement for hydrazine-based systems. LMP-103S offers significantly higher specific impulse and density, meaning greater performance and lower volume. More importantly, it is a low-toxicity, environmentally-benign propellant, providing enhanced safety and health benefits over conventional hydrazine. It offers the promise of propellant loading prior to satellite transport and considerably lower logistics cost.
A little bit of a bummer that this is an exclusive agreement, but Orbital ATK should do well with it. These next generation storable propellants are going to be a huge improvement in both performance and spacecraft processing.
Logan Kamperschroer and I talked extensively about these greener monopropellants on the podcast a few weeks ago.