The CubeSat Kit™
Pumpkin, Inc.
The CubeSat Kit™ is available for Microchip PIC24 MCUs with USB OTG, Microchip PIC24 MCUs, and Microchip dsPIC33 DSCs, offering a versatile platform for CubeSat development.
Typed specifications31 values
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- Mass
- 300 g total mass: complete Rev D skeletonized 1U chassis, Rev C FM4… · datasheet p.1
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 10x10x10cm standard 1U · datasheet p.2
- Data interface
- USB bus-powered USB interface for on-the-launcher monitoring, fir… · datasheet p.2 I2C each processor family provides min. 1xI2C | SPI each processor family provides min. 2xSPI | UART each processor family provides min. 2xUART | JTAG JTAG/debug interfaces
- Operating temperature
- -40–85 °C all flight components rated · datasheet p.2
- Form factor
- 0.5U available configuration · datasheet p.2 custom custom configurations | 1U standard 1U (10x10x10cm) | 1.5U available configuration | 2U available configuration +1
- Subsystems included
- OBC C&DH, RTC, mass storage (Motherboard + Pluggable Processor Mo… · datasheet p.1 flight software included Salvo Pro RTOS, EFFS-THIN SD card software and CubeS… | other structure; RBF and launch switches; development/debug systems…
- Payload board format
- CubeSat Kit bus 104-pin stackable CubeSat Kit Bus · datasheet p.2 PC/104 accepts PC/104-sized user modules; COTS +5V PC/104 modules on…
- Free board slots
- 5 max · up to 5 PC/104-sized user modules · datasheet p.2
- Payload mounting
- payload as user modules and/or PC/104 modules on standardized stacking connectors (wiring-free) datasheet p.1
- Structure material
- other aluminium alloy aluminum construction, alloy not stated · datasheet p.2
- Material (as printed)
- aluminum construction, fully alodyned, wear surfaces hard-anodized, all-stainless fasteners datasheet p.2
- Connector
- 104-pin stackable CubeSat Kit Bus connector datasheet p.2
- Flight heritage
- described as "space-proven off-the-shelf professionally engineered CubeSat kit" datasheet p.1
- Satellite class
- CubeSat CubeSat kit · datasheet p.1
- Form factor, U (number)
- 0.5 U 0.5U · datasheet p.2 1.5 U 1.5U | 2 U 2U | 3 U 3U | 1 U standard 1U
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About
The CubeSat Kit™ is a product offered by Pumpkin, Inc. It is available in several configurations to support different microcontroller units. Specifically, there are versions for Microchip PIC24 MCUs with USB OTG, Microchip PIC24 MCUs, and Microchip dsPIC33 DSCs. This kit provides a foundational platform for developing CubeSats, catering to the needs of the space industry for small satellite projects. The pricing for these kits ranges from $9,855.00 to $11,500.00, depending on the specific configuration chosen.
Documentation
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