6U PLATFORM
Alén Space
The Alén Space 6U Platform is a flight-heritage (TRL 9) small satellite platform designed for various missions, offering robust power, ADCS, OBC, and communication capabilities.
Typed specifications44 values
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- Mass
- 6.9–7.83 kg product page
- Power consumption
- 180 W product page
- Data interface
- RS-422 OBC interfaces · datasheet p.2 other OBC interfaces: PPS, ADC, PWM | UART OBC interfaces | CAN OBC interfaces | I2C OBC interfaces +2
- Design lifetime
- 3–5 years design lifetime 3–5 years · datasheet p.2
- Form factor
- 6U 6U platform · datasheet p.1
- Max payload mass
- 6.9–7.83 kg payload capacity mass 6900 – 7825 g, 6U · datasheet p.1
- Payload volume, U
- 3.5–4.7 U payload capacity volume 3.5 – 4.7 U, 6U · datasheet p.1
- Power available to payload
- 180 W peak; "Peak Power Consumption (W)" in POWER section, 6U column · datasheet p.1 7.8–38.5 W avg. power consumption for 100% payload duty cycle, 6U | 14–44 W worst power available for payload, 6U
- Regulated voltages for the payload
- 12 V power line 12V (6U column) · datasheet p.1 28 V power line 28V (6U column); VBAT and user-defined lines also … | 3.3 V power line 3V3 (6U column) | 5 V power line 5V (6U column)
- Onboard storage for payload data
- 64 GB max · on-board storage up to 64 GB · datasheet p.2
- Battery capacity
- 92 Wh 6U column · datasheet p.1
- Attitude control
- 3-axis stabilised 6U Upgraded ADCS: detumbling, Y-spin, 3-axis stabilization, s… · datasheet p.2 spin stabilised 6U Upgraded ADCS: Y-spin mode
- Pointing accuracy
- 0.2 ° 6U ADCS pointing accuracy, high accuracy · datasheet p.2 6 ° 6U ADCS pointing accuracy, low accuracy
- Attitude knowledge
- 0.1 ° 6U ADCS measurement accuracy, high accuracy · datasheet p.2 5 ° 6U ADCS measurement accuracy, low accuracy
- Propulsion
- optional Propulsion Optional · datasheet p.2
- Payload data downlink rate
- 2 000–50 000 kbps data downlink datarate 2 – 50 Mbps (S-Band / X-Band optional)… · datasheet p.2
- Radio band
- X data band, X-Band optional · datasheet p.2 VHF TTC band | S TTC band; S-band data downlink optional | UHF TTC band
- Subsystems included
- flight software datasheet p.2 ADCS all buses include attitude control (ADCS) | battery all buses include batteries | UHF or VHF radio all buses include communication systems; TTC bands VHF, UHF | OBC all buses include on-board computer +4
- Form factor, U (number)
- 6 U 6U platform · datasheet p.1
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- Payload mass
- 6900 – 7825 g
- Payload volume
- 3.5 – 4.7 U
- Peak Power Consumption
- 180 W
- Battery capacity
- 92 Wh
- TTC downlink data rate
- 0.5 – 512 kbps
- TTC uplink data rate
- 0.5 – 256 kbps
- On-board storage
- up to 64 GB
- Data downlink datarate
- 2 – 50 Mbps
- Data uplink datarate
- 2 Mbps
- Design Lifetime
- 3 – 5 years
About
The 6U Platform from Alén Space is a highly reliable small satellite platform with flight heritage (TRL 9). It supports a payload mass ranging from 6900 to 7825 grams and a payload volume of 3.5 to 4.7 U. The platform features a peak power consumption of 180 W and a battery capacity of 92 Wh. It offers both standard and upgraded ADCS models, providing capabilities from detumbling and 3-axis stabilization to nadir, sun, velocity, and ground pointing with high accuracy. The On-Board Computer (OBC) includes interfaces like RS422, UART, CAN, I2C, PPS, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and SPI, running Alén Space OBSW with up to 64 GB of on-board storage and AES256 security. Communication options include VHF, UHF, and S-Band for TTC with downlink data rates up to 512 kbps and uplink up to 256 kbps, plus optional S-Band and X-Band for data with downlink rates up to 50 Mbps. Propulsion is optional, and the platform is designed for a lifetime of 3 to 5 years.
Documentation
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