6U PLATFORM

Flight Heritage (TRL 9)

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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