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.
Typed specifications10 values
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- Mass
- 100 kg bus dry mass · datasheet p.3
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 114 × 70 × 70 cm product page
- Design lifetime
- 5 years min · lifespan > 5 years (whole VSP family) · datasheet p.3
- TRL
- 9 flight-proven TRL-9 VSP platform · datasheet p.4
- Orbit
- LEO VSP family is designed for LEO missions · datasheet p.2 SSO
- Max payload mass
- 50 kg max · maximum payload mass · datasheet p.3
- Max satellite wet mass
- 136–150 kg Satellite mass · product page
- Flight heritage
- Six VSP-150 launched: Grégoire (optical communication terminal), Riri, Fifi, LouLou (RF sensing), SPIP and Rose (optical imaging) datasheet p.4
- Missions flown
- 6 six VSP-150 platforms launched · datasheet p.4
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As published by the supplier9 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- 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
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