Cobalt
Blue Cubed
Cobalt is a self-contained optical communication terminal with an integrated gimbal and star cameras for autonomous orientation, simplifying integration with host spacecraft.
Technical specifications
- Dimensions
- 295 mm tall, 255 mm diameter
- Mass
- 5.3 kg
- Power
- 20-30 W
- Supply voltage
- 40 VDC max
- Interface
- Ethernet (1000BASE-T)
- Wavelength
- 850 nm
- Coarse Steering
- max slew 10 deg/sec
- Field of Regard
- Hyper-hemisphere
- Acquisition FOV
- 2 degrees
- Operating temperature
- -20 to +55 °C
- Storage temperature
- -40 to +85 °C
About
Cobalt is a fully self-contained optical communication terminal designed to facilitate inter-satellite communication. It features an integrated gimbal and star cameras, enabling it to self-orient and significantly simplifying its integration with the host spacecraft. This design allows Cobalt to function as a high-speed data link, akin to an Ethernet cable, between satellites. A gimbal-less variant of Cobalt is also available upon request, offering flexibility for different mission requirements.
Documentation
- 689a6f8f35805d95ea1458be_Cobalt slick V2.7 20250809 RENDER.pdf PDF source: cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
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