Scalable 6U to 27U nanosatellite bus engineered to military standards for DOD and NASA missions, with redundant command/data/telemetry handling, GPS, and SDR downlink.
Chameleon 6U-27U OMSR CubeSat Bus
Scalable 6U to 27U nanosatellite bus engineered to military standards for DOD and NASA missions, with redundant command/data/telemetry handling, GPS, and SDR downlink.
Description
The Chameleon is Space Information Laboratories (SIL) scalable nanosatellite bus covering 6U, 12U, and 27U configurations, engineered to US military standards for Department of Defense and NASA missions. The bus provides complete command, data handling, telemetry, tracking and control with a low-power PC104 dual-core processor, GPS L1/L2 receiver, four-axis attitude control accurate to 0.1 degrees nadir pointing, and configurable S-Band or Ka-Band downlink. Power ranges from 45W (6U) to 90W (27U). Patent USPTO #9,730,339 B2.
Specifications
| Configurations | 6U, 12U, 27U |
|---|---|
| Attitude accuracy | <0.1 degree nadir pointing |
| GPS | L1/L2 high dynamic receiver |
| Power (6U) | 45W average on-orbit |
| Power (27U) | 90W average on-orbit |
| Downlink | S-Band 100 kbps-5 Mbps or Ka-Band 10-100 Mbps |
| Patent | USPTO #9,730,339 B2 |