Tier One player, Air Liquide, has signed two separate contracts, worth a combined total of €20m ($22m), for the supply of high purity xenon (Xe) in the all-electric propulsion satellite market.
The first is with Airbus Defence and Space, the world leader in high power electric satellites, and the second with Thales Alenia Space, the leader in High Throughput Satellites.
Air Liquide, the world leader for Xe, uses its proprietary technologies to extract Xe from air and relies on diversified sourcing capabilities to ensure a sustainable supply. Advanced analytical equipment is used to produce customer-specific Xe, from standard to ultra-high purity, for the industrial, medical, electronics and space sectors.
Its density and inertness make this noble and rare gas extremely valuable for different applications, such as the electric propulsion of satellites and as a propellant for the satellite’s orbit raising and station-keeping.
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