3U platform
Orbital Systems
The 3U platform is a CubeSat platform designed to offer a balance of low mass and sufficient volume for various mission payloads, featuring a precision attitude control system.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 1 kg
- Largest dimension
- 340 mm
- Design life
- 2 years
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
- Pu volume
- 1.5U
- Peak consumption (PU)
- 50 W
- Maximum mass (PU)
- 1 kg
- Interfaces
- I2C, UART, CAN, SPI
- Power channels
- 3.3 V, 5 V, VBAT
- Dimensions
- 340×100×100 mm
- Platform mass
- 1.5 kg
- System consumption
- 1.8 W
- Onboard memory
- 4 Gb
- Communication modules
- S/VHF/UHF
- Active service life
- 2 years
- Flight heritage
- Since 2019
About
The 3U platform is a satellite platform that provides an optimal combination of low mass and adequate volume, making it suitable for accommodating a variety of mission payloads. It is equipped with a precision attitude control system, which is capable of maintaining full platform radio operations. This platform is designed for CubeSat missions, offering a compact yet versatile solution for space-based applications.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.