XB16 16U CubeSat Bus
Blue Canyon Technologies
BCT 16U CubeSat spacecraft bus — largest XB CubeSat configuration, up to 23 kg payload capacity.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- 16U CubeSat
- Pointing accuracy
- ±0.002° (1-sigma), 3-axis, 2 star trackers
- Maximum payload mass
- 23 kg
- Payload volume
- 14U+
- Slew rate
- 360 deg/min
- ACS
- 3-axis reaction wheel attitude control
- Communications
- S-band (optional X-band)
- Orbit types
- LEO, GEO, Lunar, CisLunar
- Mission design life
- 5 years
About
The BCT XB16 is the largest CubeSat variant in BCT’s XB series, offering up to 14U+ of payload volume and up to 23 kg payload mass capacity. Sharing the same XB1 avionics architecture as the smaller XB variants, the XB16 provides ±0.002° (1-sigma) 3-axis pointing accuracy using two NST star trackers, 3-axis reaction wheel ADCS, S-band communications, and scalable power/battery from the XB power system. It bridges the gap between the 12U CubeSat class and BCT’s Venus-100 microsatellite platform.
Documentation
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