RAFTI High Pressure interface qualified
31 FOMORAFTI HP was designed, built and qualified by Orbit Fab’s UK team at Harwell with partners including the University of Southampton, MDA UK, Satellite Applications Catapult and University of Surrey. It expands the RAFTI family to high-pressure systems used by electric and self-pressurising chemical propulsion, with the first unit flying on the Shilling mission later in 2026.
Why it matters
European-qualified high-pressure interface removes a key barrier for electric-propulsion customers and strengthens Orbit Fab’s dual US/UK supply chain.
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Orbit Fab finalises new RAFTI High Pressure refuelling interfaceOrbit Fab completed qualification of RAFTI High Pressure (RAFTI HP), a European variant of its refuelling interface developed at Harwell under UK Space Agency funding. The first flight unit is scheduled for the “Shilling” demonstrator in late 2026, enabling refuelling of both electric and chemical propulsion satellites.
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