2-5U_asm_r1_NEUTRON-extThis bus follows the 3U CubeSat standard and utilizes single string COTS architecture. Body mounted solar panels and deployable antenna(s) are baseline. Redundancy and radiation hardened component upgrades are available.

Baseline Bus Specifications

  • Size/Class: 3U
  • Mass: 6 kg
  • RF Power: 1W
  • ADCS Pointing: <1°
  • ADCS Knowledge: <1°
  • Communications: UHF, VHF, S-Band, X-Band
  • Nominal Mission Lifetime: 1 year
  • Design Maturity: pre-PDR

Payload Support

  • Volume: 1U (e.g. 10 x 10 x 10 cm)
  • Mass: 1 kg
  • Data Storage: 4 GB
  • Power/Duty Cycle: 1W @ 100% duty cycle

ROM Cost

  • Spacecraft: $1M
  • Launch: $0.25M
  • Operations: $0.3M