HARDWARE / PRODUCTUpdated 24 Jul 2026

SKAIDOCK

Zaitra
SKAIDOCK

SKAIDOCK delivers high-performance data processing and handling for small satellite missions. Designed for CubeSats, it offers seamless integration and plug-and-play compatibility with Simera Sense xScape imagers, making it the ideal choice for modern Earth Observation missions. At its core, SKAIDOCK features the Xiphos Q8J module powered by a Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC. With flight heritage from […]

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Mass
0.319 kg
Largest dimension
94 mm

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

Processor
AMD UltraScale+ XCZU7EG with ProASIC3 supervisor (Xiphos Q8J)
Ram
4 GB LPDDR4 ECC
Flash (QSPI)
2 × 256 MB QSPI
Storage (eMMC)
2 × 128 GB eMMC
Operating temperature
-40 °C to +60 °C
Dimensions
90.17 × 94 × 29.11 mm
Mass
319 g
Structure material
6082 Al alloy, SurTec650 surface treatment
Interfaces
RS422, RS485, RS232, CAN ×2, Ethernet ×2 (1 Gbps), SPI, USB 2.0, SpaceWire, CameraLink
Camera connector
Compatible with Simera Sense xScape (I2C, SPI, PPS, LVDS, SpaceWire, 5 V power)

About

SKAIDOCK delivers high-performance data processing and handling for small satellite missions. Designed for CubeSats, it offers seamless integration and plug-and-play compatibility with Simera Sense xScape imagers, making it the ideal choice for modern Earth Observation missions. At its core, SKAIDOCK features the Xiphos Q8J module powered by a Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC. With flight heritage from hundreds of missions, the Q8 ensures trusted reliability in space environments. SKAIDOCK includes redundant system and data storage for increased mission resilience. Its versatile interface suite — from RS422 to Ethernet and beyond — makes it adaptable to a wide range of platforms and payloads. The board has been qualified for operation in a space environment, including thermal-vacuum testing from -40 °C to +60 °C, sine and random vibration, shock, and radiated emissions measurements.

Documentation

No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.

Source: zaitra.io ↗

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