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Quadro Arrow

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Takes spacecraft up to 800 kg · Small class (FAA) what this means
Quadro Arrow

Four-point shock-free separation system for satellites up to 250 kg; Innovation in Space Award 2023 winner; 4 missions flown.

Typed specifications66 values

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Mass
8.4 kg
Arrow 150 combined stowed mass · datasheet p.4 6.82 kg Arrow 150 L-Adapter  |  1.58 kg Arrow 150 S-Adapter (all four points)  |  8.4 kg Combined Mass  |  8.4 kg Combined Stowed Mass  +8
Preload / holding force
0.07 kN
Holding force · datasheet p.18 75 kN max · Maximum Axial  |  75 kN max · Maximum Axial Force  |  20 kN max · Maximum Lateral (Shear)  |  20 kN max · Maximum Shear Force
Release time
500 ms
Nominal Pulse Duration · datasheet p.18 100 ms Average Separation Time
Supply voltage
28 V
Nominal Voltage · datasheet p.18 24 V min  |  36 V max
Operating temperature
-34 °C
Lower Operating Limit · datasheet p.4 71 °C Upper Operating Limit  |  -34–71 °C operating limits
Export status
ITAR-free
datasheet p.6 not controlled not subject to export restrictions of any kind
Separation type
point separation bolts or nuts
datasheet p.6 other four-point hold-down and release mechanism (HDRM) with perman…  |  other HDRM
Number of bolts or points
4
four-point system, four HDRM points · datasheet p.6 16 number of fasteners, Arrow 150
Max spacecraft mass
300 kg
datasheet p.6 150 kg min · suitable for microsatellites between 150kg and 800kg  |  800 kg max · suitable for microsatellites between 150kg and 800kg  |  300 kg max · suitable for satellites weighing up to 300 kg flying on Falco…
Tip-off rate
0.6 °/s
average rotation rate across all three axes, satellites deplo… · datasheet p.16 2.22 °/s Max tip-off rate  |  2.22 °/s max · max tip-off rate in Table 5 of customer-reported values  |  2 °/s max · no axis rotation higher than 2 deg/s recorded from satellites…
Release command type
voltage pulse
Nominal Separation Signal · datasheet p.4 voltage pulse deploy command to permanent electromagnets, 24VDC for 0.5s
Release actuator voltage
24 V
nominal separation signal 24VDC for 0.5s · datasheet p.4 24–36 V permanent electromagnet voltage range  |  28 V nom. · permanent electromagnet nominal voltage
Command pulse duration
500 ms
Nominal Pulse Duration · datasheet p.18 500 ms nominal separation signal 24VDC for 0.5s  |  500 ms nom. · nominal pulse duration
Connector
two male DSub-9 connectors (Harting 09674095615) on the locking mechanism
datasheet p.17
Survival temperature
-55 °C
Lower Survival Limit · datasheet p.4 130 °C Upper Survival Limit  |  -55–130 °C survival limits
Flight heritage
Critical subsystems like lock mechanism and pusher arms have flight heritage across dozens of missions.
datasheet p.6
Satellite class
microsat 10-100 kg
up to 300 kg · datasheet p.6
Separation switches, count
2
internal telemetry switches: Clamp Ring TM1 and Pusher Arm TM… · datasheet p.17
Release command (as printed)
24VDC for 0.5s (nominal separation signal)
datasheet p.4
Release current
0.28 A
Nominal Separation Current · datasheet p.18 0.5 A Maximum Current  |  0.16 A Minimum All-fire Current  |  0.16 A min · minimum all-fire current  |  0.5 A max · maximum current  +2
Max bending moment
1 150 N·m
per HDRM, Arrow 150 · datasheet p.4
Launch vehicles
Falcon 9
satellites flying on Falcon 9 Rideshare plates · datasheet p.6

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Satellite mass range
Up to 250 kg
Separation points
4
Tip-off rate
Average 0.6°/s on all three axes
Deployment type
Shock-free, no pyrotechnics
Actuation
Single signal releases all 4 points simultaneously
ITAR status
ITAR-Free
Manufacturing
Made in Germany
Flight heritage
First flight Q1 2025 (SpaceX Transporter-13), 4 missions, 9 microsats

About

Quadro Arrow expands the capabilities of Exolaunch’s microsatellite separation systems with a four-point offering tailored to satellites with masses up to 250 kg. It is currently the only separation system qualified to fly the Arrow 150 satellite platform on SpaceX Transporter missions.

A single deploy signal simultaneously releases all four mechanical locks via a magnetically synchronized mechanism, producing an average tip-off rate of just 0.6°/s across all three axes — the lowest for any four-point separation system. There are no pyrotechnics; deployment is entirely shock-free.

Flight heritage: first launched Q1 2025 on SpaceX Transporter-13. 4 missions, 9 microsatellites deployed. Winner of the Innovation in Space Award 2023 at the European Space Summit. ITAR-free, made in Germany.

Documentation

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