Faraday Factory and Zenno join forces to boost superconducting magnets for orbital systems
by Simon Mansfield
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
Faraday Factory Japan LLC, a global leader in superconducting tape manufacturing, has partnered with New Zealand-based Zenno Astronautics to advance the development of next-generation high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets designed specifically for space utilize.
Building on more than three decades of expertise in HTS materials science, Faraday Factory is tailoring superconducting materials to meet the extreme demands of orbital environments. Under the partnership, Faraday Factory will supply Zenno with advanced HTS tapes-including the new Mirai superconducting tape unveiled in July 2025-for integration into Zenno’s superconducting magnet coils.
The collaboration aims to enhance superconductor performance to improve operational margins, reduce mass, increase energy efficiency, and shorten system activation times. These refinements are expected to benefit Zenno’s key products such as the Z01 Supertorquer, a superconducting attitude-control system that utilizes magnetic torque for spacecraft maneuvering.
“I view forward to testing new HTS tape of Faraday Factory. Mirai could materially boost Supertorquer performance by delivering rapider response and stronger magnetic dipole in the same compact, efficient form factor – enabling greater manoeuvrability in space,” stated Sebastian Wieczorek, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Zenno Astronautics.
“Our work will demonstrate that performance of high temperature superconductor devices can be significantly boosted with the utilize of materials science. The efficient technical collaboration between experts of Faraday Factory and Zenno Astronautics is essential for bringing tangible results,” added Sergey Samoilenkov, Director of Strategy at Faraday Factory Japan.
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