Geoscan 1U CubeSat Platform
Geoscan
The Geoscan 1U CubeSat Platform is a nanosatellite platform built to the CubeSat 1U standard (10×10×10 cm, up to 2 kg), developed by Geoscan for educational space missions. Geoscan engaged in CubeSat development in 2021 as one of the manufacturers of platforms for educational satellites under the Space-π project of the Foundation for Assistance to […]
Typed specifications29 values
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- Mass
- 800 g min · assembled, without payload (0.8-1 kg) · datasheet p.1 1 kg max · assembled, without payload (0.8-1 kg)
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 110 x 110 x 113.5 folded · datasheet p.1
- Data interface
- I2C onboard interface · datasheet p.1 UART payload and onboard interface | CAN payload interface | SPI | RS-485 payload interface
- Design lifetime
- 2 years min · at least 2 years · datasheet p.1
- Form factor
- 1U datasheet p.1
- Max payload mass
- 500 kg max · printed 0.33...0.50 kg · datasheet p.1
- Payload envelope (L × W × H)
- 82 x 82 x 60 datasheet p.1
- Power available to payload
- 35 W max · peak (available maximum output of a payload) · datasheet p.1
- Regulated voltages for the payload
- 12 V 2 A · datasheet p.1 5 V 3 A
- Unregulated bus for the payload
- 7.4 V nom. · battery nominal voltage · datasheet p.1
- Battery capacity
- 40 Wh Li-ion 2S 7200 mAh · datasheet p.1
- Attitude control
- other electromagnetic stabilisation; sun or Earth pointing by program · datasheet p.1
- Pointing accuracy
- 5 ° accuracy of orientation system · datasheet p.1
- Payload data downlink rate
- 19.2 kbps max · UHF control channel, max of 1200...19200 bit/s · datasheet p.1 1 000 kbps max · X-band high-speed channel
- Radio band
- X 10.4 GHz high-speed transmitter · datasheet p.1 UHF 435-438 MHz control channel
- Subsystems included
- battery datasheet p.1 solar arrays 5 panels | UHF or VHF radio | X-band downlink
- Max satellite wet mass
- 1.33 kg max · maximum weight including a payload · datasheet p.1
- Satellite class
- CubeSat datasheet p.1
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As published by the supplier9 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Form factor
- 1U CubeSat
- Dimensions
- 100 × 100 × 100 mm
- Mass
- Up to 2 kg
- Low-speed radio frequency
- 435–438 MHz (UHF)
- Low-speed data rate
- 2400, 9600, 57600 bit/s
- Orientation system
- Magnetometers, solar sensors
- Stabilization
- Magnetic coils (B-Dot mode)
- Payload interface
- CAN / UART / SPI, others on request
- Application
- Educational missions, Space-π project, amateur radio experiments
About
The Geoscan 1U CubeSat Platform is a nanosatellite platform built to the CubeSat 1U standard (10×10×10 cm, up to 2 kg), developed by Geoscan for educational space missions. Geoscan engaged in CubeSat development in 2021 as one of the manufacturers of platforms for educational satellites under the Space-π project of the Foundation for Assistance to Innovations. CubeSat platforms are used to teach satellite design, programming and assembly, to conduct amateur radio communication sessions, flight tests of onboard systems and scientific experiments in low Earth orbit. The 1U form factor is the basic building block of the CubeSat standard and supports a UHF radio channel, attitude control based on magnetometers and solar sensors, and a single payload interface. Since 2021, Geoscan has launched 16 satellites in its own and customer missions.
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