Space Inventor 16U GEO BIU
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16U GEO for BIU

This high-tech 16U BIU (Bring-Into-Use) satellite has been designed for direct injection into geostationary orbit to provide bring-into-use services using Ka, Ku and other bands. 

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BIU
GEO
Defence
Communication
EO
16U

MSRP From

€2.000.000

Specifications

Description

This high-tech 16U BIU (Bring-Into-Use) satellite has been designed for direct injection into geostationary orbit to provide bring-into-use services using Ka, Ku and other bands. 

Space Inventor is the first company to make such a small satellite capable of raising its orbit by 1200 km concluding a journey of more than 28 million kilometres before entering the first service slot on the geostationary arc. 

Features

Equipped with Ka, Ku and Q/V band transceivers for comprehensive mission capabilities (bands can be customized)
State-of-the-art power distribution modules for efficient energy management
Equipped with a suite of cutting-edge attitude sensors, including star trackers, fine sun sensors, and IMU, ensuring high accuracy pointing knowledge
Vectoring electric propulsion units for orbital manoeuvring and wheel unloading
Capable of manoeuvring from different orbital slots in Geostationary orbit
Four best-in-class momentum wheels with low micro-vibration levels guarantee precise control
Secure decommissioning at the Geostationary Orbit graveyard
Safe decommissioning: Atmosphere disposal protocol

Mechanical drawing

Space Inventor 16U CubeSat Blueprint

Available modules in satellite

Space Inventor Momentum Wheel 1000

Momentum Wheel

Space Inventor presents high-performance momentum wheel units, meticulously designed for microsatellite missions with mission lifetimes of up to 5 years.
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Space Inventor IMU

IMU-P4

Inertial Measurement Unit with integrated gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer for satellites. 

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Space Inventor Magnetorquer

Magnetorquer

The MT-P4 magnetorquer rod is an integrated solution designed for momentum dumping of LEO satellites.
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Space Inventor Star Tracker

STR-P4

Star Tracker unit for mini- and microsatellites.

The star tracker is based on advanced star-tracking algorithms developed by Space Inventor. The embedded computer processing unit is built on highly reliable COTS components. The compact rad-hard camera’s optics collect enough signal to track across the entire celestial vault with full performance up to 0.3º/s. 
 

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Space Inventor Fine Sun Sensor

Fine Sun Sensor

The highly integrated fine sun sensor uses four photodiodes to estimate the sun direction vector with a precision of 1º.
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Space Inventor On-Board Computer

OBC

The OBC-P4 is an onboard computing platform consisting of four independent ARM Cortex-M7 modules, each with separate power supply, interfacing, and storage.
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