Space Inventor 6U Satellite
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6U Satellite

A dependable and high-performance 6U CubeSat, offering multiple platform enhancements. Space Inventor's advanced 6U satellite offers secure and tactical communication between Earth and space, built for a 10-year mission life. 

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6U

Mission example

- Safe navigation in regions prone to ice by providing ice reports

MSRP From

€650.000

Specifications

Description

A dependable and high-performance 6U CubeSat, offering multiple platform enhancements. Space Inventor's advanced 6U satellite offers secure and tactical communication between Earth and space, built for a 10-year mission life. Featuring AES-256 encryption and multiple access protections, it ensures secure connections. This versatile satellite includes customizable subsystems with radiation and EMI shielding, and deployable solar panels for optimal power. 

Space Inventor's advanced 6U satellite offers secure and tactical communication between Earth and space, built for a 10-year mission life. Featuring AES-256 encryption and multiple access protections, it ensures secure connections. This versatile satellite includes customizable subsystems with radiation and EMI shielding, and deployable solar panels for optimal power. 

It's designed for flexibility, with up to 4 units of payload volume, supporting third-party payloads for diverse missions. Our continuous enhancements in avionics and platform designs promise reliability and technical excellence. This compact, yet capable satellite platform is your gateway to advanced, space-based communication, blending defense-grade security with commercial and scientific capabilities.

Features

Payload Mass (Kg)
3-6 kg
Payload Volume
2-5 Units
Propulsion
1-2 x gas or ion
Payload power peak
100 W
Reaction wheels
4 x WHL 100
Payload power average
16 W / 50 W / 120 W
Battery Capacity
100-200 Whr
Data Buses
Redundant CAN / Ethernet / SpaceWire
On-Board computer
Redundant Cortex-M7 /redundant Zync-7030
Bus provided redundant user data storage
Up to 64 GB
ADCS Pointing accuracy adv. option 1
Down to 5 arcsec
ADCS sensors
6 Fine sun sensors, 1 star tracker, 2 gyros
Primary communications
S band 4 Mbps
High Speed links
2 x S/X band 4 - 200 Mbps
Tactical communication: Secure space-to-Earth data exchange
AES-256 encryption: Ensures robust data protection
Cubesat Space Protocol 2.0: Efficient internal/external communication
Safe decommissioning: Atmosphere disposal protocol
Long-lasting operational capability
Safe decommissioning: Atmosphere disposal protocol

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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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