Flight-proven CubeSat bus family in 3U/4U, 6U/8U, and 12U/16U sizes — SmartFusion2 ARM Cortex-M3 OBC, CCSDS-compliant comms, 48W payload power.
AX Satellite Platform Family (AX-03/06/12)
Flight-proven CubeSat bus family in 3U/4U, 6U/8U, and 12U/16U sizes — SmartFusion2 ARM Cortex-M3 OBC, CCSDS-compliant comms, 48W payload power.
Description
The AX platform line is Hex20's core smallsat bus product, offered in three sizes to match payload and power requirements. AX-03 (3U/4U, 2U payload volume) and AX-06 (6U/8U, 5U payload volume) both use a SmartFusion2 ARM Cortex-M3 OBC with CCSDS-compliant UHF/S-band or UHF/X-band/S-band communications. AX-12 (12U/16U, 10U payload volume) offers a SmartFusion2 or PolarFire OBC option with UHF/X-band/K-band communications. All variants deliver 48W of payload power, and Hex20 provides an online AX Platform Configurator for live cost estimation.
Specifications
| AX-03 | 3U/4U, 2U payload volume, UHF/S-band |
|---|---|
| AX-06 | 6U/8U, 5U payload volume, UHF/X-band/S-band optional |
| AX-12 | 12U/16U, 10U payload volume, UHF/X-band/K-band |
| OBC | SmartFusion2 (ARM Cortex-M3), PolarFire optional on AX-12 |
| Payload power | 48W (all variants) |
| Communications compliance | CCSDS |
