HAWK LITE 6U-12U Microsatellite Platform
6U and 12U microsatellite platform for LEO and deep space, equipped with Argotec OBC&DH, PCDU and software defined radio.
Typed specifications46 values
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- Data interface
- RS-422 datasheet p.2 LVDS | SpaceWire | SPI | CAN
- Design lifetime
- 5 years max · up to 5 years · datasheet p.2
- Form factor
- 6U datasheet p.2 12U 12U Earth and 12U Deep Space
- Orbit
- GEO 12U Deep Space · datasheet p.2 LEO 6U and 12U Earth | lunar cislunar, 12U Deep Space | deep space interplanetary, 6U and 12U Deep Space
- Max payload mass
- 8 kg max · 12U (Earth and Deep Space) · datasheet p.2 3 kg max · 6U
- Payload volume, U
- 6 U 12U (Earth and Deep Space) · datasheet p.2 3.5 U 6U
- Power available to payload
- 130 W max · max payload power, 12U Deep Space · datasheet p.2 100 W max · max payload power, 12U Earth | 40 W max · max payload power, 6U
- Regulated voltages for the payload
- 5 V protected regulated line · datasheet p.2 12 V protected regulated line
- Unregulated bus for the payload
- 22 V min · protected unregulated lines 22 V to 32 V · datasheet p.2 32 V max · protected unregulated lines 22 V to 32 V
- Onboard storage for payload data
- 32 GB max · on-board storage · datasheet p.2 240 GB max · with PDP option, 12U
- Power generation (orbit average)
- 220 W max · peak, BOL solar array, 12U Deep Space · datasheet p.2 95 W max · peak, BOL solar array, 12U Earth | 80 W max · peak, BOL solar array, 6U
- Attitude control
- 3-axis stabilised datasheet p.2
- Pointing accuracy
- 0.003 ° max · datasheet p.2
- Attitude knowledge
- 0.002 ° max · datasheet p.2
- Propulsion
- included chemical; electrical upon request or on 12U Deep Space · datasheet p.2
- Delta-v
- 120 m/s chemical, 12U Deep Space · datasheet p.2 60 m/s chemical, 6U and 12U Earth | 2 500 m/s electrical, 12U Deep Space (printed 2.5 km/s)
- Payload data downlink rate
- 100 000 kbps max · payload downlink, 12U Deep Space · datasheet p.2 200 000 kbps max · payload downlink, 12U Earth | 200 000 kbps max · payload downlink, 6U
- Radio band
- X datasheet p.2 S 6U and 12U Earth; upon request for 12U Deep Space | other K-band upon request, 12U Deep Space | Ka upon request, 12U Deep Space | UHF upon request, 6U and 12U Earth
- Subsystems included
- OBC Argotec OBC&DH · datasheet p.1 EPS Argotec PCDU
- Flight heritage
- 6U deep-space variant flew on NASA DART as LICIACube, the companion CubeSat that performed an autonomous asteroid fly-by datasheet p.1
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- Form factors
- 6U and 12U
- Operating domains
- LEO or deep space, depending on selected avionic configuration
- Avionics
- Argotec OBC&DH, PCDU and Software Defined Radio (SDR)
- Capabilities
- Highly autonomous operations, edge-computing applications
- Payloads
- Wide variety of commercial and scientific payloads
- Family
- HAWK LITE, HAWK PLUS, HAWK HEAVY
- Numeric specifications
- Not published by the vendor; technical sheet released only on request via contact form
About
HAWK LITE is the entry member of Argotec’s HAWK platform family, an advanced 6U-12U microsatellite suitable for missions in LEO and deep space.
HAWK LITE microsatellite platforms are available in 6U and 12U form factors, with avionic configurations designed to operate in LEO or in deep space, depending on the selected platform configuration.
Equipped with Argotec OBC&DH, PCDU and Software Defined Radio (SDR), HAWK LITE microsatellite platforms enable highly autonomous operations and edge-computing applications, and are designed to host a wide variety of commercial and scientific payloads.
Argotec describes the HAWK platform as engineered for maximum reliability and as its premier smallsat solution for both deep space exploration and LEO. The family also includes HAWK PLUS and HAWK HEAVY.
Note on data: Argotec does not publish numeric specifications for this platform on its website. The technical sheet is released only after submitting a contact form, so no specification table is reproduced here.
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