LIA AEROSPACE PRESENTS ITS LOW-COST AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE BI-PROPELLANT PROPULSION SYSTEMS
12th March 2024
LIA AEROSPACE, pioneer aerospace start-up developing sustainable, non-toxic, and bi-propellant propulsion systems for satellites and spacecraft, presents its
two new products at Space-Comm in the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre: the
BP100 and BP200.
Both products are designed for Geosynchronous Earth Orbit -GEO- circularization and GTO orbit
transition. They can carry over 250 kg of payload and use up to 230 kg of green and storable propellants,
based on hydrogen peroxide and on kerosene or an alcohol-based fuel.
“Satellites are not necessarily meant to go to the launcher’s destination orbit. In-orbit maneuvering is
frequently needed post launch to reach the desired orbital parameters. So, there’s an evident need of
reliable and cost-effective propulsion for accessing the desired orbit. That’s where LIA comes in”,
explains Dan Etenberg, CEO of the company.
The BP100 can use a maximum of 120 kg of propellant and can carry approximately 100 kg of payload
into GEO. It can also serve as a kick stage, ideally as a third stage for small launchers. The company is
displaying a prototype of the BP100, so that the industry can see first-hand its technical characteristics
and multiple functions. The BP200 can use a maximum of 230 kg and can carry approximately 250 kg of
payload. Both propulsion systems share the same engine performance properties and include
servo-actuated TVC, which makes them more flexible and reliable. They will be ready for
commercialization by 2025.
Pushing the barriers of innovation, its highly talented team uses cutting-edge technology that allows
them to produce propulsion systems in record time and costs. While the average production time in the
industry is 24 months, LIA can produce a propulsion system in 6 months and at 20% the price. “Our
BP100 and BP200 propulsion systems are vivid proof of LIA Aerospace living to one of its main values:
our team is extraordinary because we strive for the impossible” Etenberg concluded.
BP100 prototype images:
About LIA Aerospace
LIA Aerospace (Aerospace Research Laboratory) is a pioneer aerospace company developing
sustainable, non-toxic, and bi-propellant propulsion systems for satellites and spacecraft. Dan Etenberg,
Mechanical engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the development of rocket propulsion
systems, turbines and electronic system integration, founded the company in 2019 with the purpose of
ensuring the sustainable scaling of NewSpace and decarbonizing the space economy. In 2021, LIA
successfully launched its first test flight of its propulsion systems in its own reusable rocket, the Zonda
1.0, being the first rocket in the world to use biofuels. The company was selected to participate in a
broad number of programmes including ScaleUp of Endeavor, the Global Entrepreneur Programme from
the UK Department of International Trade, UdeSA Incubator from University of San Andrés and IncuBAte
from the Government of the City of Buenos Aires and was incubated by ESA BIC UK in Harwell.
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