Space Inventor Astro Observatory Close up
State of the art report 2023

Astro Observatory

Space Inventor’s microsatellite configured for astro observatory is equipped with a cutting-edge 300 mm aperture telescope suitable for a range of cameras.

Read more
Communication
GEO
AO
Defence
Security
Optical
EO
Microsatellite

Mission example

  • High-Res Imaging: Detailed star surface and atmospheric analysis

  • Exoplanet Transit Studies: Size, orbit, and atmosphere calculations

  • Spectroscopic Analysis: Temperature, composition, and kinematics

  • Stellar Classification: Precise star categorization for evolutionary insights

  • Variable Star Monitoring: Tracks brightness changes for pulsations and binaries

MSRP From

€2.000.000

Specifications

Description

Space Inventor’s microsatellite configured for astro observatory is equipped with a cutting-edge 300 mm aperture telescope suitable for a range of cameras.

Features

Redundant TMTC on S-band and X band
Two-string redundant avionics bus
250 watt sun tracking solar arrays
8” separation ring, Falcon 9 Quarter plate compatible
Deployed dimensions: 3 m x 0.5m x 0.5m
Wet mass: 45 kg
250 mm telescope
Safe decommissioning: Atmosphere disposal protocol

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.
View module
Space Inventor IMU

IMU-P4

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

View module
Space Inventor Magnetorquer

Magnetorquer

The MT-P4 magnetorquer rod is an integrated solution designed for momentum dumping of LEO satellites.
View module
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. 
 

View module
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.
View module
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.
View module

Didn’t find what you were looking for?

We’re always ready for a talk about your desires. Please write in detail what you are looking for and we’ll schedule a meeting with you where we can discuss all the details.