GPOD CubeSat Deployer
GAUSS Srl
Flexible 1U-3U+ CubeSat deployment mechanism with accessible side panels and non-explosive Frangibolt actuation, flight-proven on Dnepr launches.
Typed specifications36 values
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- Mass
- 1.9 kg datasheet p.2
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 430 x 132 x 129 Outside envelope 3U · datasheet p.2
- Max payload mass
- 4 kg Nominal · datasheet p.2 5.2 kg | 4 kg nom.
- Separation velocity
- 1.11–1.25 m/s With nominal Payload Mass · datasheet p.2
- Actuator
- non-pyro datasheet p.1 non-pyro Frangibolt (TiNi Aerospace), space-qualified non-explosive ac…
- Deployer type
- tube (P-POD type) datasheet p.1
- Accepted satellite form factors
- 1U datasheet p.1 1.5U 2 x 1.5U combination | custom customized versions | 2U | 3U +2
- Satellites per form factor
- 1 2U (with 1U) · datasheet p.1 2 3U GPOD, 1.5U | 3 3U GPOD, 1U | 1 3U GPOD, 3U | 1 3U+
- Max mass per satellite
- 4 kg nom. · nominal payload mass · datasheet p.2 5.2 kg total payload | 5.2 kg max · maximum payload mass
- Max satellite envelope
- 100 x 100 x 340.5 inner envelope 3U · datasheet p.2
- Rail and interface standard
- custom datasheet p.1
- Tuna-can volume (diameter × height)
- Extra 36 mm envelope on Z-axis for structure protrusions 3U+ standard · datasheet p.2
- Tip-off rate
- 2.25 °/s datasheet p.2
- Flight heritage
- The GPOD flew successfully on UniSat-5 and UniSat-6 in two different Dnepr LV missions. datasheet p.1
- Satellite class
- CubeSat datasheet p.1
- Missions flown
- 2 datasheet p.1
- Release command (as printed)
- Frangibolt® datasheet p.1
- Allowed protrusion beyond the rails
- 10 mm lateral directions · datasheet p.1 36 mm Z-Axis for 3U+ standard | 10 mm max · lateral extension (inner additional envelope 11.5 mm)
- Launch vehicles
- Dnepr datasheet p.1
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As published by the supplier11 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Mass
- 1.9 kg
- Nominal payload mass
- 4 kg
- Maximum payload mass
- 5.2 kg
- Outside envelope (3U)
- 430 x 132 x 129 mm
- Inner envelope (3U)
- 100 x 100 x 340.5 mm
- Ejection velocity (+Z axis)
- 1.11 to 1.25 m/s (with nominal payload mass)
- Ejection max angle error (+Z axis)
- 2.25 deg
- Opening system
- Frangibolt (TiNi Aerospace) - non-explosive, redundant
- Telemetry switches
- 2x SPDT
- Flight heritage
- UniSat-5, UniSat-6 (Dnepr launch vehicle)
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven)
About
The GAUSS CubeSat Deployer ‘GPOD’ was developed to provide a flexible deploying option for CubeSats. The system is designed to be installed onboard a rocket or a satellite and is the preferred deploying mechanism for GAUSS UniSat missions. GPOD is available in 1U, 2U, 3U, 3U+ and customized versions; the triple-unit (3U) GPOD may be used both for dedicated 3U CubeSat launches and shared launches consisting of a combination of smaller CubeSats (e.g. 3x1U, 2×1.5U, 1U+2U, 6U). All side panels allow access to the integrated CubeSat over its entire length, and the door has a round opening to access the top of the satellite – useful for powering the CubeSat until integration inside the rocket. The GPOD inner additional envelope is 11.5mm, allowing CubeSats to extend laterally up to 10mm compared to the 6.5mm common CubeSat interface standard. The deployer needs no power source to stay closed; the opening system is Frangibolt (TiNi Aerospace), a space-qualified, redundant, non-explosive actuator, and the telemetry system relies on redundant deployment-status switches. The GPOD flew successfully on UniSat-5 and UniSat-6 on two separate Dnepr launch vehicle missions.
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