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CubeSat: The Wee Space Box.

CubeSat: The Wee Space Box. Craig Clark. What are cubesats ?. What are CubeSats?. 1000kg . 150kg. 1kg. Traditionally Bespoke. Standardisation is Key. More launch opportunities. Collaborative, continuous, industry led standardisation of interfaces. More Missions.

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CubeSat: The Wee Space Box.

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  1. CubeSat:The Wee Space Box. Craig Clark

  2. What are cubesats?

  3. What are CubeSats? 1000kg 150kg 1kg

  4. Traditionally Bespoke

  5. Standardisation is Key More launch opportunities Collaborative,continuous, industry led standardisation of interfaces More Missions Larger selection of off-the-shelf subsystems

  6. Growing Number of CubeSats Info from www.amsat.org

  7. CubeSats are smaller than small

  8. Launch Systems

  9. Current Applications of CubeSats

  10. Life Sciences

  11. Theatre of Operations Comms

  12. NSF Earth Science Missions

  13. Do not limit your imagination

  14. CubeSat Cameras

  15. CubeSat Constellations

  16. Fire Monitoring

  17. Clyde Space and CubeSats

  18. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 Company timeline OTS product range expanded beyond power subsystem Bespoke modular power systems First website to purchase space OTS First OTS product (CubeSat EPS) ESA / ISO Quality Processes Company Founded First bespoke solar panel sales First hi-rel variant product Expanded to current facilities First flight heritage (ITUpSAT1)

  19. Clyde Space today • 1.5MGBP (2009/10 forecast turnover) • 20 employees • 14 engineers • 3 production technicians • Growing at 100% PA. • >100 OTS CubeSat EPS sold to in 3 years • Ongoing ESA / NASA / major industry projects • Quality assurance processes fully implemented • ESA ECSS qualified operators and inspectors • ISO9001:2008 accreditation

  20. CubeSatPower Systems

  21. CubeSat Solar Panels

  22. Lithium Polymer Batteries

  23. Attitude control • Control moment gyro drive electronics • Magnetorquers embedded in solar arrays • Telemetry & switching • In development • Micro-interial wheels • Attitude & rate Sensors • Sun sensors

  24. Orbit control - mPPT Soon we can; • Perform Orbit Trim Manoeuvres • Gain PRECISE ADCS • Change Orbital Plane and Altitude (…a little) • ESA funded with MARS Space and University of Southampton • Targets: • 12µNs per Joule • 60µNs Impulse Bit

  25. [IMI] One-stop shop [ISIS] [PUMPKIN] Electric power system Modular platform concept Batteries Telemetry & switching Solar arrays From nanopower… Structures …to nanoplatforms

  26. Class IIPayload Payload Interface and Management Communications Attitude determination and control Electric power system Batteries CubeSat Platform Electric Propulsion

  27. Concurrent Modular Design • Mission system analysis to support nanospacecraft products • New user entry into space, removing barriers to participation

  28. Conclusion

  29. Conclusion • CubeSats offer an exciting opportunity to put new technologies into space. • The size and cost of CubeSats enable applications too costly to be implemented previously. • CubeSat constellations are likely to be the killer APP for CubeSats.

  30. craig.clark@clyde-space.comwww.clyde-space.com facebook.com/clydespacetwitter.com/clydespace

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