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Xplora 8U CubeSat
Our compact, affordable, high-performance Xplora 8U CubeSat contains all the essentials to operate your payload. The Xplora 8U is a standardised platform that can be tailored to fit your mission needs, including secure communications, propulsion, high-speed data links and deployable solar panels.
The Xplora 8U is perfect for:
- Technology in-orbit demonstration Missions
- Educational Missions
- Scientific Missions
- IoT Missions
- Radio Communications Missions
- Signal Intelligence Missions
- Constellation Missions
- Other Missions with Small Payloads
The Xplora 8U can be customised allowing you to innovate and meet your mission goals, with payload volume and power suited to carrying advanced payloads in a single mission or multi-mission concepts.
What's Included
Artemis Space offers a One Stop Shop for assisting you access Space by taking care of every aspect for your mission
Building & Qualifying Space Hardware
Access our manufacturing services and expertise for qualifying your space hardware
Satellite Ground Operations
Access to our turnkey satellite operations infrastructure
Launch Integration
Your complete launch package taken care of including launch slots, logistics and integration into launcher
Subsystems
Choice of Subsystems customised for your mission needs
| Key Features | 8U Platform |
|---|---|
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Available Payload |
6.5U |
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Pointing Accuracy |
±0.002 deg (1-sigma)
for 3 axes, 2 Trackers |
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Pointing Stability |
1 arc-sec over 1 sec |
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Orbit Knowledge |
0.04° (1σ), 0.05m/s |
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Data Rates & Frequencies |
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Onboard Data Storage |
Up to 120 GB |
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Battery Capacity |
161 Wh |
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Available Payload Power |
15.5 W |
|
Bus Power |
42 W
|
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Payload Voltage Channels |
3.3, 5.0, 12.0 V, 18.0-25.0 V, Vbat (6.0 – 8.4 V) |
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Propulsion |
Multiple electric and chemical propulsion systems available |
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Security |
AES256 Encryption and Authentication |
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Orbit Altitude / Orbit Lifetime |
LEO > 5 years |