CarboNIX NEO
Exolaunch
Next-gen shock-free separation system for satellites up to 1000 kg+, with new clamp ring and SpaceX Transporter full-mass range coverage.
Typed specifications91 values
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- Mass
- 3.96 kg 15" L-Ring · datasheet p.4 820 g 15" S-Ring | 6.02 kg 24" L-Ring | 1.28 kg 24" S-Ring | 7.67 kg 31.6" L-Ring +19
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 8", 15", 24", 31.6", 38.81" (custom) product page
- Release time
- 100 ms nom. · Average Separation Time · datasheet p.4
- Release shock
- 2 kg at 1 kHz · datasheet p.9 5 kg at 10 kHz
- Supply voltage
- 28 V Nominal Separation Signal · datasheet p.4
- Operating temperature
- -34 °C min · datasheet p.4 79 °C max | -34–79 °C operating limits
- Export status
- ITAR-free designed and manufactured entirely within Europe, not subject… · datasheet p.7 not controlled free from any export restrictions
- Separation type
- other ring-based system · datasheet p.6 other shock-free magnetic lock with clamp rings and spring pusher a…
- Interface diameter
- 381 mm 15" bolt circle diameter · datasheet p.4 609.6 mm 24" bolt circle diameter | 802.64 mm 31.6" bolt circle diameter | 985.77 mm 38.81" bolt circle diameter | 203.2 mm 8" bolt circle diameter +14
- Number of bolts or points
- 24 15" number of fasteners · datasheet p.4 36 24" number of fasteners | 48 31.6" number of fasteners | 60 38.81" number of fasteners | 12 8" number of fasteners +5
- Max spacecraft mass
- 1 000 kg satellites · datasheet p.6
- Tip-off rate
- 0.6 °/s average · datasheet p.8 0.6 °/s max · average, all three axes | 2 °/s max · guaranteed best-in-class tip-off rates of less than 2 deg/s | 2.2 °/s max · no tip-off rate higher than 2.2 deg/s ever recorded in space
- Release command type
- voltage pulse Nominal Separation Signal · datasheet p.4 voltage pulse electrical input signal from launch vehicle or Exolaunch EXOb…
- Release actuator voltage
- 28 V Nominal Separation Signal · datasheet p.4 28 V nom. · nominal separation signal
- Command pulse duration
- 500 ms Nominal Separation Signal · datasheet p.4 500 ms 28VDC for 0.5s
- Connector
- 9-pin D-Sub (two ports on the lock mechanism for the firing signal) datasheet p.12
- Survival temperature
- -55 °C min · datasheet p.4 130 °C max | -55–130 °C survival limits
- Flight heritage
- NEO is qualified for the vibration, thermal, and shock environments of multiple vehicles. By far, the most common launch configuration is on the Falcon 9 Transporter and Bandwagon missions. datasheet p.9 It is based on the CarboNIX design, which has delivered more than 130 satellites to orbit since its first launch in 2019. heritage of the predecessor CarboNIX, not of NEO itself
- Satellite class
- microsat 10-100 kg datasheet p.6
- Missions flown
- 130 datasheet p.6
- Shock qualification
- 2 kg lock mechanism, at 1 kHz · datasheet p.10 5 kg lock mechanism, at 10 kHz
- Separation switches, count
- 2 deployment sensors, redundancy · datasheet p.13 2 two built-in deployment sensors in each of two positions (red…
- Release command (as printed)
- 28VDC for 0.5s (nominal separation signal) datasheet p.4
- Launch vehicles
- Falcon 9 most common launch configuration, Falcon 9 Transporter and Ba… · datasheet p.9 any launch vehicle NEO can be used with and adapted to any launch vehicle
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- Available sizes
- 8", 15", 24", 31.6", 38.81" (custom)
- Maximum satellite mass
- 1000 kg+
- Tumbling rate post-release
- < 1°/s on all axes
- Deployment type
- Linear, shock-free
- ITAR status
- ITAR-Free
- Manufacturing
- Made in Germany
- Flight heritage
- First flight Q4 2025, 3 missions, 3 microsats
About
CarboNIX NEO is an off-the-shelf separation system available in 8″, 15″, 24″, 31.6″ and 38.81″ sizes, scalable to any custom diameter for satellites upward of 1000 kg. While NEO uses the same proven lock mechanism and pusher arm subsystems as CarboNIX, it employs a new clamp ring system that is stronger, stiffer, and can withstand higher loads — capable of launching heavier spacecraft than any other separation system on the market.
CarboNIX NEO is the only separation system that covers the full SpaceX Transporter rideshare mass range. Deployment is entirely shock-free with post-release tumbling below 1°/s on all three axes.
Flight heritage: first flown Q4 2025. 3 missions, 3 microsatellites deployed. Lock mechanism and pusher arm subsystems carry the full CarboNIX flight heritage record.
Documentation
- NEO_User_Manual_June_2025.pdf 7.4 MB
- NEO_User_Manual_June_2025.pdf PDF source: exolaunch.com ↗
- 15_10_25_CarboNIX_NEO_Brochure.pdf PDF source: exolaunch.com ↗
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