XB16 16U CubeSat Bus
Blue Canyon Technologies
BCT's largest CubeSat bus, 16U form factor, 14U payload volume, 92–108 W payload power, high-precision ADCS.
Technical specifications
- Form Factor
- 16U CubeSat
- Payload Volume
- 14U
- Solar Power
- 92–108 W
- Battery
- 6.8–20.4 Ah
- Pointing Knowledge (3-axis)
- ±0.002°
- Downlink
- up to 10 Mbps (X-band), 2 Mbps (S-band)
- Storage
- 4 GB
- Design Life
- 5 years LEO, 2 years GEO
About
The XB16 is Blue Canyon Technologies’ largest CubeSat bus (16U form factor) with 14U payload volume. Features 92–108 W average solar power, 6.8–20.4 Ah battery, high-precision ADCS with ±0.002° 3-axis pointing knowledge, up to 10 Mbps X-band downlink, and 4 GB storage. Electric and chemical propulsion options available. Design life 5 years LEO, 2 years GEO.
Documentation
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