Structures & Mechanisms — Space Hardware Marketplace

HOTDOCK Mating/Demating Device

• TypeMechanical mating/demating device
• ApplicationsIn-orbit servicing (OSAM), assembly, refuelling, modular platforms
• ConfigurationsActive and passive variants

European standard mating/demating device for in-orbit servicing, assembly, and refuelling — recognised as a standard building block for…

VERSE CubeSat Structures

Modular CubeSat structures from 1U to 16U with flight-proven reliability and fully customizable interfaces.

ESEO De-Orbiting Mechanism (DOM)

• TypeDeployable drag sail (de-orbit device)
• Deployed area0.25 m²
• MaterialAluminised Kapton film on spring-loaded booms

Cranfield student-built deployable drag sail for the ESA European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) — launched December 2018 on…

High-Precision Space Mechanisms

• PrecisionMicrometer-level, sub-micron resolution capable
• Bearing typeFrictionless flexure structures
• Operating environmentsCryogenic and vacuum

Flexure-based precision mechanisms for satellites, telescopes and planetary rovers — 30+ years heritage with ESA/NASA, flown on MTG,…

RadShield — Radiation Shielding Technology

• Substrate material2mm thick Aluminium AL 6061
• Coating materialTantalum (Ta) tape
• Coating thicknesses tested4, 50, and 100 microns

Flight-validated tantalum-tape radiation shielding reducing TID up to 10x, enabling terrestrial-grade electronics for 5+ year LEO missions. Flown…

CubeSat 3U Frame

• Dimensions10 × 10 × 30 cm
• Mass0.350 kg
• MaterialAluminum alloy

Custom machined aluminum 3U CubeSat frame built to order, conforming to standard CubeSat dimensions.

ADACS Payload Walls / 1U Chassis MAI-100/MAI-200 Extension

• SKU703-00397
• ClassificationFlight Hardware | Flight Qualified | Space Proven
• Used withTwo Payload Adapter Plates, one Payload Cover Plate Assembly, MAI-100/200 ADCS, CubeSat Kit 1.5U Chassis Walls, Base Plate Assembly

Flight-qualified CubeSat structural walls that extend a 1U chassis to accommodate a Maryland Aerospace MAI-100/MAI-200 ADCS unit within…

CubeSat Kit™ Cover Plate Assembly for AntS antenna

• Configuration option: Separation SwitchNone, Dual
• Antenna compatibilityThird-party AntS deployable antenna system
• Antenna mounting fasteners4x threaded fasteners

A cover-plate assembly variant configured to mount a third-party AntS deployable antenna system, with dual independent separation switches,…

CubeSat Kit™ Base Plate Assembly for AntS Antenna

• Configuration option: Separation SwitchDual
• MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)
• Mounting fasteners (to Chassis Walls)6x M3 flathead stainless-steel screws

A base-plate assembly variant configured to mount a third-party AntS deployable antenna system, with dual independent separation switches,…

CubeSat Kit™ Pro Chassis Walls

• Configuration option: Size0.5U, 1U, 1.5U, 2U, 3U
• Product tierPro (premium variant of CubeSat Kit Chassis Walls)

The premium, higher-specification tier of Pumpkin's flight-proven one-piece sheet-metal CubeSat structural element, offered in 0.5U-3U sizes as Flight…

CubeSat Kit™ Payload Adapter Plate

• MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)
• Mounting fasteners (to Chassis Walls)4x M3 flathead stainless-steel screws
• Payload mountingM3 bolt square pattern

A bulkhead plate used on the payload end of a CubeSat Kit structure to interface Pumpkin's sheet-metal Chassis…

CubeSat Kit™ Payload Cover Plate Assembly

• MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)
• Payload mountingM3 bolt square pattern
• Corner feet4 (included)

A CDS-compliant cover-plate assembly with four corner feet used on the payload end of a CubeSat Kit structure…

CubeSat Kit™ Large Aperture Cover Plate Assembly

• Configuration option: Separation SwitchNone, Dual
• MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)
• Mounting fasteners4x M3 flathead stainless-steel screws

A CDS-compliant cover-plate assembly with an 88mm-diameter central cutout for payload-end apertures such as optics or antennas, with…

Rod & Spacer Kit

• Configuration option: Size1U, 1.5U, 2U, 3U
• Rod thread sizeM3
• Retaining hardwareM3 nut caps each rod

A set of four threaded M3 rods and coaxial aluminum through-hole spacers used to retain a PC/104-format CubeSat…

Remove-Before-Flight (RBF) Bracket Kit

• MaterialAl 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)
• Compatible Chassis Walls sizes1.5U, 2U, 3U
• Mounting fasteners2x external M3 screws to Chassis Walls

A precision aluminum bracket used in 1.5U/2U/3U CubeSat Kit structures to support and guide the Remove-Before-Flight pin, power…

Mid-plane Standoff Kit

• Kit contents4 unique precision hard-anodized aluminum pieces + fastening hardware
• FunctionCouples threaded-rod columns of module stack to Chassis Walls; restrains X/Y motion under vibration
• Compatible Chassis Walls sizes1U, 1.5U, 2U, 3U (pre-drilled mounting holes); usable in 1U when space permits

A hard-anodized aluminum standoff kit that couples the four threaded-rod columns of a CubeSat electronics module stack to…

CubeSat Kit™ Base Plate Assembly

• 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…

CubeSat Kit™ Chassis Walls

• 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…