RapidCube-6
Rapid Cubes GmbH
Compact 6U CubeSat bus (8 kg class) for IoT, in-orbit demonstration, Earth observation, and inter-satellite communication missions.
Typed specifications7 values
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- Mass
- 8 kg product page
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 22 × 10 × 36 cm product page
- Power consumption
- 10–20 W product page
- Design lifetime
- 2 years product page
- Max payload mass
- 4 kg product page
- Power available to payload
- 10–20 W product page
- Pointing accuracy
- 5 ° product page
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As published by the supplier9 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Mass class
- 8 kg
- Dimensions
- 22 × 10 × 36 cm
- Payload mass
- ~4 kg
- Payload power
- 10–20 W
- Tm/tc band
- S-band
- Downlink data rate (S-band)
- 2 Mbps
- High-speed data link
- X-band, up to 100 Mbps
- Attitude pointing accuracy
- ±5°
- Design life
- 2 years
About
The RapidCube-6 is a compact 6U CubeSat platform developed by Rapid Cubes GmbH for IoT, in-orbit demonstration/validation (IOD/IOV), Earth observation, inter-satellite communication, and scientific applications. Built on the proven TUBiX10 heritage platform licensed from TU Berlin, the RapidCube-6 offers a failure-tolerant architecture with multi-band communications and flexible payload accommodation.
The platform features S-band telemetry/telecommand with 2 Mbps downlink and X-band data link capable of up to 100 Mbps. Attitude pointing accuracy of ±5° is achieved using an integrated ACS suite. The satellite is designed for a 2-year mission life in LEO orbits.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.