ECAPS
Encyclopedia
ECAPS is a Swedish
space company, established in 2000 by the Swedish Space Corporation
(SSC) and Volvo Aero
with the primary purpose of developing rocket propellant
s safer than hydrazine
, but with the same application areas.
One of the developed propellants is HPGP
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
space company, established in 2000 by the Swedish Space Corporation
Swedish Space Corporation
The Swedish Space Corporation is a comprehensive space company covering the entire field, from the definition of innovative business concepts and space projects to the development, tests and operation of the systems....
(SSC) and Volvo Aero
Volvo Aero
Volvo Aero, a subsidiary of Swedish company Volvo, develops and manufactures components for aircraft and rocket engines with high technology content in co-operation with the world’s leading engine manufacturers.-History:...
with the primary purpose of developing rocket propellant
Rocket propellant
Rocket propellant is mass that is stored in some form of propellant tank, prior to being used as the propulsive mass that is ejected from a rocket engine in the form of a fluid jet to produce thrust. A fuel propellant is often burned with an oxidizer propellant to produce large volumes of very hot...
s safer than hydrazine
Hydrazine
Hydrazine is an inorganic compound with the formula N2H4. It is a colourless flammable liquid with an ammonia-like odor. Hydrazine is highly toxic and dangerously unstable unless handled in solution. Approximately 260,000 tons are manufactured annually...
, but with the same application areas.
One of the developed propellants is HPGP
HPGP
High Performance Green Propulsion is a rocket propellant developed by the Swedish aerospace company ECAPS as a safer alternative to hydrazine. HPGP is based on ammonium dinitramide mixed with ammonia and methanol. Its specific impulse is around 235 seconds. The Prisma mission serves as a...
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