6U PLATFORM

Technical Specifications

  • Payload mass: 6900 – 7825 g
  • Payload volume: 3.5 – 4.7 U
  • Peak Power Consumption: 180 W
  • TTC downlink data rate (kbps): 0.5 – 512
  • TTC uplink data rate (kbps): 0.5 – 256
Platforms Size 1U 2U 3U 6U
Payload Capacity Mass (g) 87 – 330 480 – 1072 570 – 1400 6900 – 7825
Volumen (U) 0.26 – 0.4 0.7 – 1.4 1.4 – 2.2 3.5 – 4.7
Avg. Power Consumption for 100% Payload Duty Cycle (W) 0.80 – 0.95 0.8 – 6.2 0.5 – 5.9 7.8 – 38.5
Worst Power Available for Payload (W) 3 4-14 5-12 14-44
Power Lines
  • 3V3
  • 5V
  • VBAT
  • 3V3
  • 5V
  • VBAT
  • 3V3
  • 5V
  • 12V
  • 28V
  • VBAT
  • User Defined
  • 3V3
  • 5V
  • 12V
  • 28V
  • VBAT
  • User Defined
Peak Power Consumption (W) 30 30 180 180
Battery capacity (Wh) 20 – 38.5 38.5 92 92
ADCS ADCS models
  • Detumbling
Standard ADCS:

  • Detumbling
  • 3-axis stabilization
  • Nadir pointing
  • Velocity pointing

Upgraded ADCS:

  • Detumbling
  • Y-spin
  • 3-axis stabilization
  • Sun pointing
  • Nadir pointing
  • Velocity pointing
  • Ground pointing (tracking)
  • User defined
Standard ADCS:

  • Detumbling
  • 3-axis stabilization
  • Nadir pointing
  • Velocity pointing

Upgraded ADCS:

  • Detumbling
  • Y-spin
  • 3-axis stabilization
  • Sun pointing
  • Nadir pointing
  • Velocity pointing
  • Ground pointing (tracking)
  • User defined
Upgraded ADCS:

  • Detumbling
  • Y-spin
  • 3-axis stabilization
  • Sun pointing
  • Nadir pointing
  • Velocity pointing
  • Ground pointing (tracking)
  • User defined
ADCS measurement accuracy (deg) Standard ADCS:

  • Low accuracy: 5
  • High accuracy: 0.6

Upgraded ADCS:

  • Low accuracy: 5
  • High accuracy: 0.1
Standard ADCS:

  • Low accuracy: 5
  • High accuracy: 0.6

Upgraded ADCS:

  • Low accuracy: 5
  • High accuracy: 0.1
  • Low accuracy: 5
  • High accuracy: 0.1
ADCS pointing accuracy (deg) Standard ADCS:

  • Low accuracy: 10
  • High accuracy: 3

Upgraded ADCS:

  • Low accuracy: 6
  • High accuracy: 0.2
Standard ADCS:

  • Low accuracy: 10
  • High accuracy: 3

Upgraded ADCS:

  • Low accuracy: 6
  • High accuracy: 0.2
  • Low accuracy: 6
  • High accuracy: 0.2
OBC Interfaces
  • RS422
  • UART
  • CAN
  • I2C
  • PPS
  • GPIO
  • ADC
  • PWM
  • SPI
  • RS422
  • UART
  • CAN
  • I2C
  • PPS
  • GPIO
  • ADC
  • PWM
  • SPI
  • RS422
  • UART
  • CAN
  • I2C
  • PPS
  • GPIO
  • ADC
  • PWM
  • SPI
  • RS422
  • UART
  • CAN
  • I2C
  • PPS
  • GPIO
  • ADC
  • PWM
  • SPI
OS Alén Space OBSW Alén Space OBSW Alén Space OBSW Alén Space OBSW
On-board storage (GB) up to 64 up to 64 up to 64 up to 64
Security AES256 AES256 AES256 AES256
Communications TTC bands VHF, UHF VHF, UHF, S-Band VHF, UHF, S-Band VHF, UHF, S-Band
TTC downlink datarate (kbps) 0.5 – 19.2 0.5 – 512 0.5 – 512 0.5 – 512
TTC uplink datarate (kbps) 0.5 – 19.2 0.5 – 256 0.5 – 256 0.5 – 256
Data Bands S-Band Optional

S-Band Optional

X-Band Optional

S-Band Optional

X-Band Optional

Data downlink datarate (Mbps) 2 2 – 50 2 – 50
 Data uplink datarate (Mbps) 2 2 2
Propulsion Info No No Propulsion Optional Propulsion Optional
Platform Design Lifetime (years) 3 – 5 3 – 5 3 – 5 3 – 5

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