Space Inventor 6U AIS VDES
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6U AIS/VDES

Enhance maritime communication and navigation using Space Inventor’s AIS/VDES satellite platform equipped with Space Inventor’s high performing 3 element crossed deployable yagi antenna.

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EO
6U

MSRP From

€870.000

Specifications

Description

Enhance maritime communication and navigation using Space Inventor’s AIS/VDES satellite platform equipped with Space Inventor’s high performing 3 element crossed deployable yagi antenna.

Elevate the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of maritime operations and infrastructure by utilising Space Inventor’s VDES satellite platform.

Features

Enable communication between ship bridge and shore using VDES
Real-time information on vessel positions, movements, and weather conditions, allowing for better navigation and collision avoidance
Safe navigation in regions prone to ice by providing ice reports
Comply with international regulations using VDES technology be enabling the transmission of standardised data on vessel identification, cargo etc.
Providing timely information on vessel movement, allowing for detection and response to potential security threats and acts of privacy
Safe decommissioning: Atmosphere disposal protocol

Mechanical drawing

Space Inventor 6U Satellite 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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