Air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP)
Thruster that uses thin air to keep satellites very low
Kreios Space
Spanish startup developing air-breathing electric propulsion so satellites can fly in very low orbit, around 200 km, using thin atmospheric gas as fuel. (1 product in the atlas)
Products, by altitude
Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km
In development ![]()
Known rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Seed | €8M | NATO Innovation Fund, JOIN Capital1 |
Milestones
- Aug 2026 Selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics to supply an MP42 bus for its first VLEO demonstration, planned for 2028.2
Sources
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