METEORITE Satellite Bus
Moog Space Defense Group
METEORITE is Moog’s purpose-built small satellite bus targeting ESPA rideshare and dedicated launches into LEO, MEO, and GEO orbits. The platform carries up to 220 kg payload with 150 W average and 2 kW peak power, supplied from body-mounted and deployable solar panels feeding an unregulated 28 VDC bus. Attitude control achieves better than 60 […]
Typed specifications22 values
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- Mass
- 120 kg bus dry mass · datasheet p.2
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 22 x 28 x 23.65 in bus volume, height or radial direction if on ESPA · datasheet p.2
- Power consumption
- 2 000 W product page
- Data interface
- SpaceWire 2 x SpaceWire · datasheet p.2 LVDS GPS 1PPS via LVDS
- Radiation tolerance (TID)
- 25.5 krad total dose with 0.200 in Al shielding · datasheet p.2
- Design lifetime
- 2 years min · mission life 2-5 years, depends on orbit · datasheet p.2 5 years max · mission life 2-5 years, depends on orbit
- Export status
- EAR falls under the jurisdiction of the EAR · datasheet p.2
- Orbit
- LEO 500 to 1200 km · datasheet p.2
- Max payload mass
- 220 kg datasheet p.2
- Power available to payload
- 150 W example OAP payload power, orbit and mission dependent · datasheet p.2 2 000 W peak payload power, orbit and mission dependent
- Unregulated bus for the payload
- 28 V nom. · 28 [25/33] VDC unregulated, multiple 1.2 A switches · datasheet p.2
- Attitude control
- 3-axis stabilised reaction wheels and torque rods · datasheet p.1
- Pointing accuracy
- 0.017 ° max · pointing accuracy, 1 sigma · datasheet p.2
- Attitude knowledge
- 0.011 ° max · attitude knowledge telemetry accuracy, 1 sigma · datasheet p.2
- Propulsion
- included green propulsion system · datasheet p.1
- Delta-v
- 175 m/s min · with 200 kg dry mass · datasheet p.2
- Payload mounting
- 22 in x 28 in flat deck, up to 30 in height for ESPA launch or more for dedicated small launch datasheet p.2
- Material (as printed)
- all aluminum structure datasheet p.1
- Satellite class
- ESPA-class datasheet p.1
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- Orbital range
- 500–1200 km LEO, MEO, GEO (ESPA class)
- Mission life
- 2–5 years
- Bus dry mass
- 120 kg
- Payload mass capacity
- 220 kg
- Dimensions
- 22 × 28 × 23.65 inches
- Delta-v
- >175 m/s at 200 kg dry
- Payload power (average)
- ~150 W
- Payload power (peak)
- 2 kW
- Supply voltage
- 28 VDC unregulated (25–33 V range)
- Pointing accuracy
- <60 arcsec (1σ)
- Jitter / stability
- <10 arcsec
- Max slew rate
- 2.5 deg/sec
- Radiation tolerance
- 25.5 kRad TID at 0.200 in Al shielding
- Position knowledge
- <4 m
- Propulsion
- Moog ASCENT green monopropellant (AF-M315E)
- Cpu
- Moog BRE440 radiation-hardened processor
About
METEORITE is Moog’s purpose-built small satellite bus targeting ESPA rideshare and dedicated launches into LEO, MEO, and GEO orbits. The platform carries up to 220 kg payload with 150 W average and 2 kW peak power, supplied from body-mounted and deployable solar panels feeding an unregulated 28 VDC bus. Attitude control achieves better than 60 arcsec (1σ) pointing accuracy with less than 10 arcsec stability and jitter, with a maximum slew rate of 2.5 deg/sec. The baseline propulsion uses Moog’s ASCENT green monopropellant system delivering more than 175 m/s delta-V at 200 kg dry mass. Avionics are built around Moog’s BRE440 radiation-hardened CPU. Total bus dry mass is 120 kg within a 22 × 28 × 23.65 inch envelope. Position knowledge is better than 4 m. The METEORITE bus supports 2–5 year mission life in the 500–1200 km altitude range with 25.5 kRad total dose tolerance at 0.200 inch aluminum shielding.
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