6U SUPERNOVA CubeSat Bus
Pumpkin, Inc.
Flight-proven 6U CubeSat bus with 4U payload volume, 68W peak solar power, Linux-based computing, and multi-band RF — 6-month lead time.
Typed specifications47 values
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- Supply voltage
- 3.3–30 V product page
- Power consumption
- 68 W product page 160 W | 500 W
- Data interface
- I2C data bus · datasheet p.2 GPIO data bus | UART data bus | SPI data bus | RS-422 data bus +3
- Design lifetime
- 5 years max · LEO lifetime, up to · datasheet p.2
- Lead time
- 6 months product page
- Form factor
- 6U SUPERNOVA 6U column · datasheet p.2
- Orbit
- LEO LEO lifetime up to 5 years; radiation tolerant to LEO levels · datasheet p.2
- Payload volume, U
- 4 U payload volume · datasheet p.2
- Power available to payload
- 160 W peak · product page
- Regulated voltages for the payload
- 12 V power distribution 8A @ 12V · datasheet p.2 3.3 V power distribution 8A @ 3.3V | 5 V power distribution 8A @ 5V | 3–55 V power distribution 8A @ 3-55V
- Unregulated bus for the payload
- 16.8 V 10A @ VBATT (16.8V); 400W max power distribution · datasheet p.2
- Onboard storage for payload data
- 32 GB max · flash memory, up to · datasheet p.2
- Power generation (orbit average)
- 64 W solar array power (orbit average or peak not stated) · datasheet p.2
- Battery capacity
- 100–200 Wh energy storage 100-200 Whr @ 16.8V · datasheet p.2
- Pointing accuracy
- 0.01 ° pointing accuracy .01° @ 0.001°/s · datasheet p.2
- Attitude knowledge
- 0.006 ° pointing knowledge · datasheet p.2
- Propulsion
- optional Propulsions: "Compatible with" (list not in text) · datasheet p.2
- Payload data downlink rate
- 9.6 kbps data rate 9.6 kbps (band not stated); beacon 9B/s · datasheet p.2 100 000 kbps max · data rates 4/20/100 Mbps (band not stated)
- Radio band
- UHF option ("UHF, L-/S-/X-band options available") · datasheet p.2 L option ("UHF, L-/S-/X-band options available") | S option ("UHF, L-/S-/X-band options available") | X option ("UHF, L-/S-/X-band options available")
- Subsystems included
- OBC 1GHz Linux based flight computer (C&DH: 1GHz Arm processor, L… · datasheet p.1 GNSS receiver 555 channels L1 GPS standard, other constellations and freque… | battery energy storage 100-200 Whr | EPS high performance smart power systems | flight software multiple flight software solutions (Kubos, Bright Ascension) +1
- Rail standard
- PSC CSD tabs (2002367) dispenser compatibility: CSD · datasheet p.2 NanoRacks dispenser compatibility: NanoRacks
- Deployables (as printed)
- Solar panels: mission specific fixed/deployable/articulated datasheet p.2
- Satellite class
- nanosat 1-10 kg High Performance Nanosatellite Platforms · datasheet p.1 CubeSat SUPERNOVA line of CubeSats
- Form factor, U (number)
- 6 U 6U · datasheet p.2
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As published by the supplier15 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Form factor
- 6U CubeSat
- Payload volume
- 4U
- Peak solar power (BoL)
- 68 W
- Peak payload power
- 160 W
- Peak regulated power
- 500 W
- Energy storage
- 100 Wh
- Supply voltage
- 3.3–30 V
- Onboard data storage
- 32 GB
- Downlink data rate
- <100 Mbps
- Uplink data rate
- 20 kbps
- RF bands
- UHF/L/S/X-band
- Design life (LEO)
- 5 years
- Design life (GEO)
- 2 years
- Lead time
- 6 months
- Status
- Flight Qualified / Space Proven
About
The Pumpkin 6U SUPERNOVA is a complete, flight-proven nanosatellite bus offering 4U of payload volume in a 6U form factor. Built around a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 running Linux, it provides 32GB onboard data storage, 68W peak solar power, and up to 160W peak payload power with 500W peak regulated power. Energy storage is 100Wh from a lithium-ion battery, and bus voltage is configurable from 3.3–30V.
The SUPERNOVA RF system supports UHF/L/S/X-band at data rates from 9 B/s to 100 Mbps downlink and 20 kbps uplink, with CCSDS and TCP-IP/UDP protocols. ADCS provides 20 arcsec knowledge at 0.001°/s and 0.01° pointing at the same rate. Design lifetimes are 5 years LEO and 2 years GEO. Standard lead time is 6 months from order.
Documentation
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