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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)

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

SpaceTech Pyro Drive Module (Actuator Drive Unit)

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)

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.

Space GNSS Receivers and GNSS Reflectometry Instruments

SSTL offers highly regarded Space GNSS receivers for satellite navigation and position, velocity, and time information, alongside pioneering…

SGR-Axio Space GNSS Receiver

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

SSW-110

The SSW-110 is a reaction wheel specifically designed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) flight, providing attitude control for…

SSTL Earth Observation Spacecraft Series

• SpacecraftCarbonite
• PayloadHigh Resolution Optical
• Spacecraft (2)DarkCarb

This product page describes a series of Earth observation spacecraft from SSTL, including Carbonite, DarkCarb, CarbSAR, TrueColour, Precision,…

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.

DarkCarb

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

Carbonite

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

SSTL-MINI

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

SSTL-MICRO

Highly capable microsatellite platform offering strong payload power, mass capacity and redundancy.

SSTL-CUBE

• Form factor12U (Cube-Vista EO) / 8U (Cube-Signal comms)
• Payload compatibilityEarth imaging, software defined radio, small LEO telecoms, technology demonstration, radiation monitoring, AIS
• ProgrammeTraining Satellite Build Programme

Entry-level 12U cubesat platform designed for satellite build training missions.

Intelligent Space Systems Interface (iSSI)

Standard, robotic on-orbit connector/bus interface providing power, data, bandwidth and physical rigidity for modular payload integration.

Orbital Logistics Vehicle (OLV)

• Platform typeModular satellite bus / space platform with common interface bus
• Core interfaceintelligent Space Systems Interface (iSSI)
• Issi functionStandard bus interface providing power, connectivity, bandwidth and physical rigidity (analogous to USB/PCI for satellites)

Modular space platform with open interface bus for hosting third-party payloads, assembled on-orbit at ISS.