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SpinLaunch Orbital Launch System

• Launch methodKinetic (rotating carbon-fiber arm in vacuum chamber)
• Vacuum chamber diameter100 meters
• Release velocityUp to 8,000 kph

A kinetic (non-combustion) orbital launch system that uses a rotating carbon-fiber arm inside a 100-meter vacuum chamber to…

SpaceTech Deployable Solar Arrays

• Fill ratio85%
• Panel size range< 0.5 m² (XS) to > 6 m² (XL) per panel
• Deployment technologyControlled, unsynchronized multi-hinge deployment using standardized C-spring hinges

One-stop deployable and body-mounted solar array solution with in-house panel manufacturing and multi-hinge deployment mechanisms.

SpaceTech Laser Head Electronics (LHE)

• DC bias current<= 500 mA
• Ultra-low current noise<= 1 nA/√(Hz) @ f > 1 kHz
• AC current<= 500 mA

Low-noise, high-speed Laser Head Electronics for space and laboratory use, enabling ultra-stable laser sources.

SpaceTech Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)

• ProcessorDual Core LEON3 processor, also usable for data pre-processing
• Onboard connectionCAN-Bus or SpaceWire
• IO architectureStandardized IO-module based on cPCI-Serial-Space standard

cPCI-Serial-Space based Remote Terminal Unit collecting data from avionic sensors and controlling avionic actuators.

SpaceTech Pyro Drive Module (Actuator Drive Unit)

• Bus interfaceSatellite primary power, 28V nominal
• Command interfaceOBC command & control; NEA fire control including safe-and-arming functions
• ImplementationFully realized in hardware without soft- or firmware

Single-point-failure-free actuator drive electronics for triggering thermal knife and non-explosive actuator (NEA) release devices.

SpaceTech SADA 44/22 (Solar Array Drive Assembly)

• Driving methodCurrent controlled, micro stepping
• Command interfaceUART (57.6kBaud); RS-422 or RS-485 available
• Supply voltage22V … 36V

Integrated Solar Array Drive Assembly combining drive mechanism and drive electronics for LEO satellite constellations.

SpaceTech CESS (Coarse Earth Sun Sensor)

• Sensor principlePassive thermo-optical Coarse Earth and Sun Sensor
• Power consumptionZero power consumption
• Configuration6 orthogonally accommodated CESS heads to determine relative earth and sun vector

Passive thermo-optical Coarse Earth and Sun Sensor providing spacecraft attitude information during de-spin and safe mode.

SGR-Ligo Space GNSS Receiver

• Dimensions92 x 87 x 12 mm
• Power at 5V<0.5 W
• Mass90 g

Miniaturised CubeSat PC-104 standard Space GNSS receiver for LEO position, velocity and time.

SGR-Axio Space GNSS Receiver

Space GNSS receiver for small to larger satellites, successor to SGR-10, with multi-GNSS and dual-frequency options.

SSTL GEO Wheel (SSW-200)

Geostationary-orbit reaction wheel with 15 year design life, qualified with Airbus Defence and Space and ESA.

SSW-110 Reaction Wheel

Flight-proven low Earth orbit reaction wheel with fully integrated electronics, flown on 40+ missions.

NovaSAR

• Imaging frequency band3.1-3.3 GHz (S-band)
• AntennaMicrostrip patch phased array, 3m x 1m, 18 phase centres
• Peak RF power1.8 kW

Small S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar mission on the SSTL-MINI platform, launched 2018.

Precision

• GSDNative 0.6 m PAN at reference orbit; 0.3 m effective pixel sampling (4 half-pixel shifted PAN channels); 1.2 m multispectral
• Swath9.7 km at reference orbit
• Spectral bandsPAN 450-700 nm; 6 multispectral bands 420-900 nm, up to 4 simultaneous

Very high resolution optical Earth observation satellite for mapping, surveillance and security applications.

TrueColour

• GSD5 m
• Swath120 km
• Spectral bandsMultispectral, 9 bands 433-907 nm

Medium resolution, wide swath multispectral Earth observation satellite built on the Carbonite platform.

CarbSAR

• GSD0.5 m
• Swath4 km
• Spectral bandsX-Band

Small satellite with deployable X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar payload for day/night, all-weather imaging.

DarkCarb

• GSD4 m
• Swath4 km
• Spectral bandsMWIR (3.7-4.95 µm)

High resolution mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging satellite for day and night Earth observation.

Carbonite

• GSD1 m
• Swath5.5 km
• Spectral bandsOptical (RGB Bayer)

Low-cost 1m GSD optical Earth observation satellite providing HD colour video from space.

SSTL-MINI

• Payload massUp to 200 kg
• Payload peak powerUp to 2000 W
• Design life7 years

Customisable minisatellite platform built on strong flight heritage, supporting very high resolution imagers and SAR payloads.