HiakaSatHiakaSat-Benchtop is an octagonal spacecraft with one general purpose avionics bay which utilizes single string COTS architecture. Honeycomb panel, body mounted solar panels and as-required deployable antenna(s) are baseline. Redundancy and radiation hardened component upgrades are available.

Baseline Bus Specifications

  • Size/Class: MicroSat
  • Mass: 50 kg
  • RF Power: 10W
  • ADCS Pointing: <1°
  • ADCS Knowledge: <1°
  • Communications: Up to 1.5 Mbps (S-band)
  • Nominal Mission Lifetime: 1 year
  • Design Maturity: Delivered for Launch

Payload Support

  • Volume: 13 x 13 x 40 cm (internal)
  • Mass: 10 kg
  • Data Storage: 4 GB
  • Power/Duty Cycle: 80W @ 100% duty cycle

ROM Cost

  • Spacecraft: $4M
  • Launch: $5M
  • Operations: $1M