Xplora 3U CubeSat
Our compact, affordable, high-performance Xplora 3U CubeSat contains all the essentials to operate your payload. The Xplora 3U is a standardised platform that can be tailored to fit your mission needs, including secure communications, propulsion, high-speed data links and deployable solar panels.
The Xplora 3U is perfect for:
- Technology in-orbit demonstration missions
- Educational missions
- Scientific missions
- IoT missions
- Radio communications missions
- Signal intelligence missions
- Commercial constellation missions
- Other missions with small payloads
The Xplora 3U can be customised allowing you to innovate and meet your mission goals, with payload volume and power suited to carrying advanced payloads in a single mission or multi-mission concepts
Xplora 3U Features
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KEY FEATURES
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3U
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Bus Mass
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1530 g
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Max Payload Mass
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3000 g
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Payload Volume
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Up to 2U
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Payload Power
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Up to 31 Wh/orbit, 62 W peak
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Power Bus
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3.3 V; 5 V; (3 V – 12V configurable)
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Pointing Accuracy
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±0.003 deg (1-sigma) for 2 axes, 1 Tracker
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Max Slew Rate
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up to 10°/s
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Data Storage
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Up to 120 GB
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Data Buses
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SpaceWire, CAN, RS422 and TTL level UART
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Downlink
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Up to 50 Mbps
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Propulsion
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Optional
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Navigation
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GPS, 1-10m
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Security
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AES256 Encryption and Authentication
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Design Lifetime
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7 years in LEO
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Modular, Scaleable, Powerful
Xplora Platforms provide industry leading payload space, power and capabilities
Xplora 3U Platform
Low cost, high-performance CubeSat with industry-leading volume & power available for your payload
Xplora 6U Platform
High power, large payload volume, combined with the choice of propulsion for mission optimisation
Xplora 8U Platform
Perfect for missions with large payloads, high power requirements and large data volume handling
Xplora 12U Platform
All the essentials needed for advanced missions with large payload volumes for customised missions
Xplora 16U Platform
A powerful platform providing high-performance & flexibility with a large payload volume available
Iris 27U Platform
A cost-effective solution for constellations & advanced missions, with 40 kg max payload capacity
X1 Athena
A versatile Microsat that can accommodate complex payloads and missions, scaleable with max payload capacity 100 kg
X2 Gaia
A compact, scaleable platform with flexibility for advanced missions, scaleable up to 300kg with max payload capacity 200kg
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