EnerSys’ ABSL battery launched on Europa Clipper Spacecraft

EnerSys (ENS) “announces that its ABSL lithium-ion space battery was successfully launched onboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. The launch took place on October 14, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission was led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in partnership with the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and will explore Jupiter’s moon Europa to investigate its potential for supporting life. The spacecraft will conduct nearly 50 flybys of Europa, carrying scientific instruments to analyze the icy moon’s surface and subsurface ocean. EnerSys’ ABSL(TM) lithium-ion space battery powers the spacecraft’s flight and scientific instrumentation. The battery, consisting of three 8s72p modules connected in parallel, provides over 540 ampere-hours of capacity through a 28-volt system, performing various charge and discharge cycles throughout the mission’s duration. The battery was specifically designed to minimize magnetic interference with the spacecraft.”