KI-103 (Gnome) End Cryptographic Unit
Innoflight
Top Secret and Below certified bulk encryptor for TT&C or mission data links, up to 40 Mbps in a 165 g CubeSat module, flying since 2019.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.165 kg
- Power
- 2 W
- Largest dimension
- 84 mm
- Data rate
- 40 Mbps
- TRL
- 9
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
- Certification
- Top Secret and Below (TSAB) certified bulk encryptor
- Data rate
- Up to 40 Mbps
- Key management
- Customer re-programmable keys; Over-the-Air Rekey (OTAR) support
- Integration
- Works with Innoflight SCR-104, SCR-106, SCR-106HDR, SCR-108
- Dimensions
- CubeSat 83 x 84 x 15 mm
- Mass
- 165 g
- Power
- 2.0 W max; 0.9 W low-power mode
- TRL / MRL
- 9 / 10
- Flight heritage
- Since 2019
About
The KI-103, also known as Gnome, is an End Cryptographic Unit (ECU) from Innoflight’s cyber security line.
Overview: Top Secret and Below (TSAB) certified bulk encryptor; re-programmable keys by the customer for ease of Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T); Over-the-Air Rekey (OTAR) support; ideal for a Telemetry, Tracking & Command (TT&C) link or a Mission Data Link (MDL); integrated with Innoflight’s SCRs (SCR-104, SCR-106, SCR-106HDR and SCR-108) for compact secure communications.
Key characteristics: data rate up to 40 Mbps.
Size, weight and power: CubeSat 83 x 84 x 15 mm, 165 g, 2.0 W maximum and 0.9 W in low-power mode. Technology and manufacturing readiness are TRL 9 / MRL 10, with flight heritage since 2019.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.