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CubeSat Kit™ Base Plate Assembly

Pumpkin, Inc.
$690 – $1 560
  • Configuration option: typeSolid-Wall, Skeletonized
  • Configuration option: separation switchSingle (deprecated), Dual
  • MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)

A precision aluminum end-plate assembly that forms the Motherboard Module (MBM)/C&DH end of a CubeSat Kit structure, available…

Structures & Mechanisms

CubeSat Kit™ Chassis Walls

Pumpkin, Inc.
$1 215 – $2 955
  • Configuration option: size0.5U, 1U, 1.5U, 2U, 3U
  • Configuration option: typeSolid-Wall, Skeletonized
  • MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)

Pumpkin's pioneering one-piece sheet-metal CubeSat structural element, available in 0.5U-3U sizes, that forms the primary chassis of a…

Structures & Mechanisms

CubeSat Kit™ Cover Plate Assembly

Pumpkin, Inc.
$495
  • Configuration option: typeSolid-Wall, Skeletonized
  • MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)
  • Mounting fasteners4x M3 flathead stainless-steel screws

A precision aluminum end-plate assembly that forms the payload end of a CubeSat Kit structure, secured to the…

Structures & Mechanisms

CubeSat Kit Quad-switch Cover Plate Assembly

Pumpkin, Inc.
$865
  • MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)
  • Mounting screwsFour M3 flathead stainless-steel screws
  • Number of switchesFour independent separation/inhibit switches (3 usable on standard CubeSat Kit chassis; 4 on CubeSat Kit Pro)

A flight-qualified cover plate for CubeSat Kit structures permitting the use of up to four separation/inhibit switches, installable…

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104-pin Bus Reversing Adapter

Pumpkin, Inc.
$110
  • Connector104-pin CubeSat bus, stackthrough on one side, standard header on reversed side
  • All pins passed through104 of 104 pins routed straight through
  • Included hardware3D-printed plastic support arms, miscellaneous M3 fasteners

A development tool that allows a CubeSat Kit-compatible module to be installed upside-down on the 104-pin CubeSat bus,…

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Precision Assemblies

Space Structures GmbH
Price on request
  • In-house processesBolting, riveting, bonding, alignment, measurement
  • Satellite/launcher structuresPrimary/secondary structures, integrated radiator functionalities, launch vehicle adapters
  • Manned space applicationsISS, Orion, Lunar Gateway — fracture control and human-factors design

High-performance satellite and launcher structures, optical payload structures, and electronic equipment structures built to spec in-house.

Structures & Mechanisms

Honeycomb Sandwich Panels

Space Structures GmbH
Price on request
  • Facesheet/core combinationsAluminium/aluminium, GFRP/aluminium, CFRP/aluminium, CFRP/CFRP; NOMEX cores optional
  • Insert materialsAluminium, titanium, INVAR, CFRP
  • Insert typesFloating, face-to-face, edge, block

Custom honeycomb sandwich panels in aluminium, GFRP and CFRP face-skin/core combinations for satellite and launcher structures.

Structures & Mechanisms

SpaceStrut Struts and Booms

Space Structures GmbH
Price on request
  • Hybrid strut constructionComposite tube (filament winding, thermoplastic, or prepreg) with metallic fittings (aluminium, titanium, invar, others)
  • Full cfrp strut constructionIntegral single CFRP piece with continuous fibres including fittings
  • Doublezero variantZero coefficient of thermal expansion and zero moisture expansion

Family of lightweight, high-stiffness structural parts including struts, booms, rods, bars and beams with low thermal expansion.

Structures & Mechanisms

Pridwen Heatshield

Space Forge Limited
Price on request
  • DesignNon-ablative, shuttlecock-style deployable heat shield
  • FunctionAtmospheric reentry protection for in-space-manufactured payload recovery
  • Flight heritageParabolic flight deployment test (May 2025); operational on ForgeStar-1 (June 2025)

Pridwen is a novel heatshield designed for safe atmospheric re-entry and satellite recovery, utilizing a radiation-based thermal protection…

Structures & Mechanisms

ThinkToolkit

ThinkOrbital, Inc.
Price on request
  • Welding methodElectron beam welding
  • Weld capacity30 cm of steel in a single pass
  • Energy efficiency> 90%

Robotic arm and arm-agnostic end-effector suite for in-space servicing, construction, and inspection, including flight-proven electron-beam welding.

Structures & Mechanisms

KRAKEN Robotic Arm

Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (AMERGINT)
Price on request
  • Degrees of freedom7 DOF
  • Arm length1 m (standard configuration)
  • Stowed volume19 cm x 27 cm x 36 cm

Compact 7-DOF, 1-meter robotic manipulator with a hot-swappable end-effector interface and per-joint force sensing, for in-space assembly, manufacturing…