CubeSat Kit™ Payload Cover Plate Assembly
Pumpkin, Inc.
A CDS-compliant cover-plate assembly with four corner feet used on the payload end of a CubeSat Kit structure to interface a machined-aluminum external payload, typically paired with the Payload Adapter Plate.
Typed specifications8 values
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- Material (as printed)
- Al 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS) description
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 100 x 100 3.937 x 3.937 in · datasheet p.2 3.937 inches Cover Plate, Large Aperture
- Structure type
- panel or bracket CubeSat Kit cover plate · datasheet p.1
- Form factor
- 1U Pumpkin 1U Chassis · datasheet p.1
- Flight heritage
- Flight Qualified and Space Proven description
- Satellite class
- CubeSat datasheet p.1
- Deployment (kill) switches
- 4 quad switch; one switch tab must be removed for Pumpkin CubeS… · datasheet p.1
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- Material
- Al 5052-H32, plated per CubeSat Design Specification (CDS)
- Payload mounting
- M3 bolt square pattern
- Corner feet
- 4 (included)
- Typical pairing
- Payload Adapter Plate (payload sandwiched between the two)
- Price (USD)
- $495.00
- Switch travel (open to closed)
- 1.75 mm
- Switch travel (open to overtravel)
- 2.55 mm
- Switch force (open to closed)
- 0.4 N
About
The Payload Cover Plate Assembly is used on the payload end of a CubeSat Kit™ structure. Precision constructed from Al 5052-H32 and plated according to the CubeSat Design Specification (CDS), a Payload Cover Plate Assembly is typically secured to an external payload (typically machined from aluminum) via an M3 bolt square pattern.
The Payload Cover Plate Assembly includes four corner feet to satisfy the CDS foot/rail requirements. By selecting an appropriately sized Chassis Walls, users can build a hybrid sheetmetal + machined-aluminum CubeSat structure, or attach additional “solid” structural elements to a CubeSat Kit™ structure.
The Payload Cover Plate Assembly is often paired with a Payload Adapter Plate, with a machined aluminum user payload located between them. As Flight Hardware, it is Flight Qualified and Space Proven.
Documentation
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