KRATOS 3U CubeSat Platform
Overview
The EXA KRATOS 3U Spacecraft bus is a 1 step cubesat solution that allows developers to focus on the payload and its mission: It includes everything needed for the spacecraft to work and even comes VTV tested, just integrate your payload and fly.
The KRATOS SCB is completely configurable: From a compact spacecraft core with a 2.5U space for large payloads, to a powerhouse containing up to 350W of power, and LASER communications at 10Mbps. it has everything needed to fly: Onboard computer with pre-installed libraries, SDR Radio with integrated power amplifier, a powerful EPS with 4 power rails, UMPPT Solar management coupled to a fast battery charger, Deployable Multifunction Solar Arrays, automated deploy/release control to up to 4 devices, embedded monopole and dipole antennas from VHF to L band, embedded magnetorquers, temperature and sun sensors in all walls, ADCS control with integrated Z axis magnetorquer, high power batteries, and radiation hardened SSD.
You can add or subtract features and expand capabilities accordingly to your project budget, the main idea is that you focus on your mission, we focus on the spacecraft.
Overview
- Name
- KRATOS 3U CubeSat Platform
- Vendor
- Ecuadorian Space Agency
- Subsystem
- Bus and Platform
- Component Type
- CubeSat Platform
- Form Factor
- CubeSat
- Heritage
- Yes
- Fiscal Year
- 2022
- Average Lead Time
- 2 to 4 months
Vendor Details
- Name
- Ecuadorian Space Agency
- Website
- http://exa.ec/index-en.html
- Founded
- 2007
- Summary
- EXA is an aerospace research and development institution that, among other things, designs and builds extreme hardware for CubeSats, with more than 7 years of record-setting flight heritage in extreme conditions. EXA’s technology is singular, original, simple, solid and dependable and allows CubeSat developers to use COTS components in order to break the limitations of budget and power typical of the cubesat form factor, the deployable hardware is based over EXA’s unique Active Artificial Muscle technology for a dependable, proven and anti-whiplash deploy of challenging mechanical elements. Flight heritage from 10+ missions backs their technology which is currently in use in European, Asian and Latina merican spacecrafts, and in the challenging U.S. market.
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Specifications
- Subsystem
- Bus and Platform
- Component Type
- CubeSat Platform
- Form Factor
- CubeSat
- Vendor
- Ecuadorian Space Agency
- Dry Mass
- 0.54 kg
- Average Power
- N/A
- Heritage
- Yes
- Status
- In Production
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