FRAME S
The FRAME S is an ESPA-Class Satellite Platform built for advanced payloads, offering universal avionics assembly, cableless design, and plug-and-play integration for rapid development and deployment.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Payload capacity
- 70 kg
- Data rate
- 2,000 Mbps
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Bus mass
- 85-100 kg (configuration dependent)
- Chassis size
- 15-inch ESPA class
- Available payload mass
- up to 70 kg
- Available payload volume envelope
- up to 500 x 1100 x 850 mm (SpaceX half-plate XL)
- Peak input power
- 600 W
- Average payload power available (LTAN-dependent)
- 95-342 W
- Payload gross data rate
- up to 2 Gbps
- Delta-v capacity (configuration-dependent)
- 40-400 m/sec
About
The FRAME S is an ESPA-Class Satellite Platform engineered for advanced missions and responsive space operations. It features advanced avionics and data processing capabilities, a cableless design, and plug-and-play integration for modular and reconfigurable use, even post-AIT. Designed for in-orbit serviceability, it supports a wide range of advanced payloads including Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Hyperspectral Imager (HSI), Very High Resolution (VHR), and High-Throughput Satellite (HTS). The platform boasts a bus mass of 85-100 kg, an available payload mass of up to 70 kg, and a maximum continuous power of 3.4 kW. It offers a gross data rate of up to 2 Gbps and a Delta-V propulsion capacity of 40-400 m/sec. Included with the FRAME S are a Software Development Kit (SDK), a 1-year SpaceDev subscription, 20 hours of engineering support, and comprehensive design review and consulting.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.