Since the beginning of the Space Age, EaglePicher has been trusted to power historical NASA launches including Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Skylab. From the original Saturn V launchers in the early years to current Titan, Atlas, and Sea Launch vehicles, EaglePicher continues to support even the most challenging government and commercial launch vehicle applications.
EaglePicher batteries power a wide range of on-board electronics including:
Flight termination
Telemetry
Guidance control
Tracking
Credit: NASA, Atlas V
Next Generation
With its wealth of battery expertise as the foundation, EaglePicher is advancing Li-ion –the next sought after battery technology. The benefits for launchers –higher energy desity and improved charge retention.