Satnews Daily
February 17th, 2009

Born in the U.S.A. — ABSL's Lithium-ion Battery


ABSL A milestone was achieved in a contract awarded by Moog Inc., for ABSL which will be responsible for delivering multiple 340V batteries. These high voltage systems will be used to power a prototype system for a future human-rated launch vehicle technology demonstration. For this program, hardware consists of multi-module battery systems employing cutting edge high power Lithium-ion cell technology. The first batch of batteries have now been dispatched and build has commenced on the next set. ABSL was able to deliver the first batch in less than three months from contract award due to high voltage expertise established on other space battery programs such as the MARES battery which will be the first high voltage Lithium-ion battery to fly on the International Space Station.

ABSL established the Colorado facility in order to better service the needs of the North American market. ABSL supplies Lithium-ion batteries for spacecraft and launch vehicles with more than 13,000 cell years of space operation without failure and contracts worldwide.