3U Cubesat Platform
The 3U Cubesat Platform is a universal satellite bus designed for operation in space conditions at altitudes up to 1500 km, offering adaptability to customer requirements.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Payload capacity
- 2.5 kg
- Design life
- 1 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Purpose
- This platform is intended for operation in space conditions at an altitude of up to 1500 km.
- Year of release
- 2017
- Design life
- 1 year
- Lead time
- 12 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- No
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Mass without payload
- 3 kg
- Available average power
- 12 W
- Average power consumption of onboard systems
- no more 3 W
- Battery capacity
- 10 A*ch
- Onboard voltage bus
- 3.3, 5, 8.4 V
- Orientation accuracy
- not worse 1 deg.
- Stabilization accuracy
- not less 0.2 degs
- Voltage and current load of the onboard network for payload
- 5 A at 3.3 V; 3 A at 5 V; 2 A at 8.4 V
- Payload volume
- 2U (10 × 10 × 20 sm)
- Available weight for payload
- not more 2.5 kg
About
The 3U Cubesat Platform is a universal satellite bus intended for operation in space conditions at an altitude of up to 1500 km. Released in 2017, it offers a guaranteed service life of 1 year with an estimated production/delivery time of 12 months. While it does not have flight qualification, it can be adapted to meet specific customer requirements. The platform provides an available average power of 12 Wt, with onboard systems consuming no more than 3 Wt. It features a battery capacity of 10 A*h and onboard voltage buses at 3.3 V, 5 V, and 8.4 V. The platform boasts an orientation accuracy not worse than 1 degree and stabilization accuracy not less than 0.2 deg/s. It supports a payload volume of 2U (10 x 10 x 20 cm) and can accommodate a payload weight of up to 2.5 kg, with a mass without payload of 3 kg. The onboard network provides voltage and current loads for the payload at 5A at 3.3 V, 3A at 5 V, and 2A at 8.4 V.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.