VSP-150 Versatile Satellite Platform
Aerospacelab
Aerospacelab's flagship ~150 kg LEO satellite platform — flight-proven with multiple in-orbit satellites — optimized for SpaceX Transporter rideshare and supporting optical, RF, and telecom payloads.
Technical specifications
- Platform class
- VSP-150
- Satellite mass
- ~136–150 kg
- Dimensions
- ~114 × 70 × 70 cm
- Orbit
- LEO / SSO, ~525 km
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Launch compatibility
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter (½ plate)
- Satellites in orbit
- 6+ (as of 2024)
- TRL
- 9 (multiple in-orbit units)
- Applications
- Optical EO, RF sensing, telecom, space domain awareness
About
The VSP-150 is Aerospacelab’s most mature and widely deployed satellite platform. Flight-proven at TRL9 since 2021, it has powered multiple operational satellites including Earth-observation missions (Rose, IPERLITE), RF-sensing satellites (Riri, Fifi, Loulou), and the Grégoire dual-use demonstration satellite.
Each VSP-150 satellite masses approximately 136–150 kg and is sized at roughly 114 × 70 × 70 cm, optimized to fit a ½ plate on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter rideshare mission profile. Orbital life is 5 years in 525 km Sun-synchronous orbit.
The platform supports a wide range of payload types: multispectral and very-high-resolution optical imagers, Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring instruments, and telecommunications payloads. Its modular, standardized core is designed for serial manufacturing, making it well-suited for constellation deployment orders. Reference customers include Belgian Defence and Vyoma (space domain awareness).
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
