FlatSat Ground Test Rig
HEX20
Ground-based hardware-in-the-loop test rig for validating satellite payloads and subsystems before flight — 6 PC-104 slots, ground-station simulator included.
Technical specifications
- PC-104 slots
- 6 (CDH, EPS, COMMs, Interface Card, 2 spares)
- Bus-probing connectors
- 2
- Antenna pass-throughs
- 2x SMA-SMA with 30dB attenuator (VHF/UHF)
- Battery boards
- 1 (4x battery holder), extendable to 2
About
Hex20’s FlatSat is a generic, mission-agnostic ground support unit with six PC-104 slots for CDH, EPS, comms, and interface cards (plus two spares), bus-probing connectors, deployment/RBF switches, solar panel deployment LED indicators, and SMA pass-throughs for VHF/UHF antenna testing with 30dB attenuation. It ships with its own CDH board, EPS, ground-station simulator (UHF), UHF transceiver board, extendable battery boards, and a generic protoboard for prototyping.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
