Aurora Propulsion Technologies Oy

Developing a capable portfolio of SmallSat attitude control and orbital maneuvering solutions

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Electronics / Instrumentation
  • Location Espoo, Finland
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded September 2018
  • Employees 16
  • Incorporation Type Other
  • Website aurorapt.fi

Company Summary

Aurora Propulsion Technologies Oy provides satellite manufacturers with highly reliable mass produced and high quality, components for attitude (orientation) and orbit control.
The vision is to enable small (1- 150 kg) satellite manufacturers to be able to conduct their satellite missions effectively and take their satellites anywhere, be it to Low Earth orbit or other planets in the solar system.

Team

  • Roope Takala
    Chairman & CEO

    Innovation leadership, Program & Research mngt. Business Development, Start-up’s Angel investments. 8 patents, 18 publ.
    Nokia, MIT, Powerkiss, Aito Interactive.

  • Perttu Yli-Opas
    CTO

    Propulsion expert, Entrepreneur, Student of mathematics, Project founder & leader of Aalto Propulsion, previous chairman of Aalto AI Society.

  • Pekka Janhunen
    Senior Technical Advisor

    Physicist and space scientist, 150+ publications. Inventor of Coulomb drag propulsion, electric sail, plasma brake and steam balloon lifter.

  • Vili Vilenius
    Rocket Engineer, Chemistry

    Student of chemical engineering @LUT; founding member of Aalto Propulsion; expert on chemical propulsion; experience in chemical industry.

  • Emmalotta Kittilä
    Rocket Engineer, Chemistry

    Student of chemical engineering with a background of various chemistry projects

  • Erkka Hanski
    Rocket Engineer, Electronics

    Master student of space technology; founding member of Aalto Propulsion; involved in Aalto Satellites

  • Rudolf Silander
    Rocket Engineer

    Student of space tech, member of Aalto Propulsion, involved in Aalto 3, wide experience in aerospace: currently doing production development at Finnair

  • Janne Sievinen
    Team Lead, ACS

    Medical instrumentation, product development, Start-ups, Leadership, electronics and SW, Meteorite tracking.

  • Pihla Pietikäinen
    Micro-mechanic

    Micro-mechanical component and assembly design and manufacture

  • Jannika Vesalainen
    Micro-mechanic

    Micro-mechanical component and assembly design and manufacture, clean rooms, medical instrumentation.

  • Jaakko Laitinen
    Mechanical designer

    Prototyping, 3D modeling

  • Timo Mustonen
    Financing Director

    Working with technology ecosystems and ecosystem funding. AppCampus SW Start-up fund and incubation management.

Advisors

  • Jaan Praks
    Unconfirmed
    Juha-Matti Liukkonen
    Unconfirmed
    Ilkka Nojonen
    Unconfirmed
  • Peter Träskman

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