# The most powerful superconducting magnet ever flown to space, made with Faraday Factory HTS tape, launches aboard Starburst-1

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- Published: 2026-10-21T19:25:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

_Zenno Astronautics’ breakthrough magnetic technology incorporates special high 
temperature superconducting tape developed by Faraday Factory Japan_

TOKYO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Faraday Factory Japan celebrates the successful
launch of Zenno Astronautics’ largest Supertorquer to date aboard Portal Space Systems’
Starburst-1. The Almighty Magnet is the world’s most powerful magnetic actuator 
ever built and flown to space. The launch took place aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Bandwagon-
5 mission on October 20, 2026.

Developed and engineered by Zenno, Supertorquer uses advanced superconducting magnet
technology to generate powerful magnetic interactions with Earth’s magnetic field.
Faraday Factory has supplied specially customized high temperature superconducting(
HTS) tape to meet Zenno’s demanding performance requirements for this pioneering
space application.

The development of superconducting space technologies represents a major opportunity
to transform how spacecraft operate and interact in orbit. High temperature superconductor
magnets enable exceptionally strong magnetic fields while minimizing energy consumption,
paving the way for compact, powerful, and energy-efficient space systems. Since 
partnering in 2024, Faraday Factory and Zenno have steadily accelerated this work.

"Almighty Magnet is opening the door to a whole new set of capabilities in space,
from mass drivers and magnetic radiation shields to advanced satellite mobility.
We’re building and flying the superconducting technology that makes this possible,
and Faraday Factory Japan is our partner in that effort," said Max Arshavsky, Founder
and CEO of Zenno.

"The launch of Starburst-1 marks an important milestone for Faraday Factory, demonstrating
the HTS potential to enable some of the most demanding and innovative applications
of superconductivity. We strongly support game-changing Zenno’s effort to electrify
space technologies," said Sergey Lee, Founder and CEO of Faraday Factory Japan.

**About Faraday Factory**

Faraday Factory Japan runs the largest manufacturing facility of high temperature
superconductor (HTS) tape worldwide. Over recent years, the company has delivered
more than 10,000 km of HTS tape to hundreds of customers. The company serves a rapidly
growing market of HTS tape, which is led by ever increasing demand from fusion energy,
power grid, aerospace, railway, healthcare, and other high-tech markets.

[www.faradaygroup.com](http://www.faradaygroup.com/)

**About Zenno**

Zenno develops the most powerful magnetic technologies for space. This is a new 
class of superconducting systems designed to power the next era of human expansion.
Our belief is simple — stable and scalable infrastructure in space will rely on 
resources already present there.

Zenno is building that future by harnessing one of the fundamental forces of the
universe, electromagnetism. Our superconducting technologies enable fuel-free spacecraft
positioning, radiation shielding, and electromagnetic acceleration systems for defense,
transportation, and industrial activity in space.

[https://www.zennoastronautics.com/](https://www.zennoastronautics.com/)

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