MAC-150 Microsatellite Bus Platform
Magellan Aerospace
Next-generation LEO microsatellite bus for responsive, low-cost missions — up to 50 kg payload, 5-year design life, flight-proven ADCS, CCSDS-compatible downlink. Flight heritage: Redwing.
Typed specifications27 values
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- Mass
- 100 kg min · bus dry mass without payload, scalable 100 to 150 kg · datasheet p.2 150 kg max · bus dry mass without payload, scalable 100 to 150 kg
- Power consumption
- 100 W max · bus power without payload, typical · datasheet p.2
- Data interface
- RS-422 datasheet p.2 CAN | Ethernet | SpaceWire
- Design lifetime
- 5 years min · design lifetime 5+ years · datasheet p.2
- Orbit
- LEO product page
- Max payload mass
- 50 kg datasheet p.2
- Payload volume
- 200 L datasheet p.2
- Power available to payload
- 20 W min · orbit average, 20 to 200 W · datasheet p.2 200 W max · orbit average, 20 to 200 W
- Unregulated bus for the payload
- 28 V nom. · 28±6 VDC unregulated · datasheet p.2
- Onboard storage for payload data
- 128 GB datasheet p.2
- Power generation (orbit average)
- 120 W min · solar array power, scalable 120 to 300 W · datasheet p.2 300 W max · solar array power, scalable 120 to 300 W
- Attitude control
- 3-axis stabilised zero momentum · datasheet p.2
- Pointing accuracy
- 0.01 ° max · datasheet p.2 0.006 ° max · pointing performance
- Attitude knowledge
- 0.005 ° max · datasheet p.2
- Propulsion
- included electric · datasheet p.2
- Payload data downlink rate
- 2 000 kbps S-band telemetry downlink · datasheet p.2 1 000 000 kbps X-band option
- Radio band
- S command uplink 256 kbps, telemetry downlink 2 Mbps · datasheet p.2 X X-band option
- Flight heritage
- Redwing (2026) product page
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- Payload accommodation
- Up to 50 kg
- Design lifetime
- ~5 years
- Orbit
- LEO
- Power
- Body-fixed or deployable solar arrays
- Attitude control
- Flight-proven ADCS
- Downlink protocol
- CCSDS-compatible high-rate
- Mission classes
- NASA Class A, B, C
- Flight heritage
- Redwing (2026)
About
The MAC-150 is Magellan Aerospace’s next-generation microsatellite bus platform, optimized for low-cost, responsive LEO missions with design lifetimes of approximately five years. Targeting NASA Class A, B, and C mission categories, the MAC-150 combines high reliability with cost-effectiveness by leveraging a flight-proven attitude determination and control architecture and industry-standard interfaces.
The platform accommodates payloads up to 50 kg with moderate power consumption options including body-fixed or deployable solar arrays. High-rate data downlink is compatible with the CCSDS standard protocol. Flight heritage is being established through the Redwing mission (scheduled for 2026 launch), which will validate the bus in operational orbit.
The MAC-150 complements Magellan’s MAC-200 by addressing the growing demand for smaller, more affordable spacecraft that still meet the quality and reliability standards required for institutional and commercial programs in the 50 kg payload class.
Documentation
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