8U CubeSat / Nanosatellite Bus M8P
8U CubeSat platform with deployable solar panels. Up to 29.5 W payload power, 80 Mbps downlink, star-tracker pointing in Max config. Greater power than 6U at marginal cost increase.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- 8U CubeSat
- Max S/C mass
- 16 kg
- Payload power (Light/Mid/Max)
- 29.5 / 26.5 / 24.5 W
- Payload mass
- up to 6.5 kg
- Downlink (Mid/Max)
- 80 Mbps
- Pointing accuracy (Max, AKE)
- 0.04°
About
NanoAvionics M8P 8U CubeSat platform delivers higher payload power than the 6U M6P through enlarged deployable solar panels at marginal cost increase. Can be deployed using the upper section of a 16U CubeSat dispenser. Three configurations support IoT to high-resolution Earth observation missions.
| Specification | Light | Mid | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payload power | 29.5 W | 26.5 W | 24.5 W |
| Payload mass | 6.5 kg | 6 kg | 6 kg |
| Max S/C mass | 16 kg | 16 kg | 16 kg |
| Data rates (up/down) | 1/3 Mbps | 1/80 Mbps | 1/80 Mbps |
| Pointing accuracy (AKE) | 4.31° | 4.31° | 0.04° |
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
