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 CONTENTS

1 Buses 3
2 Flight Computers 6
3 Communication Subsystems 8
4 Navigation Subsystems (GPS) 13
5 Attitude Determination and Control Systems 14
6 Power Systems 16
7 Structures 18
8 Propulsion Systems 19
About NanoAvionics 21

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 01. Buses
NanoAvionics’ flight-proven satellite buses are based NanoAvionics buses can be also be integrated with
on a modular and highly integral design. They deliver a propulsion system, capable of performing high
extended payload volume and save development impulse manoeuvres such as: orbital deployment,
costs for the customer. The bus design enables the orbit maintenance, precision flight in formations,
customers to concentrate on the most important orbit synchronization and atmospheric drag com-
mission goals and deal with high level mission imple- pensation. This results in extended satellite orbital
mentation tasks only, such as payload development, lifetime, uncovering new opportunities for unique
integration and support throughout the mission. customer missions and significant savings in
To ensure the practical reliability of the bus, radia- constellation maintenance costs.
tion-resistant components and design implementa- NanoAvionics also offers a single point failure
tion have been incorporated into critical systems redundant 12U satellite option. By doubling the
such as the Flight Computer, Payload Controller, critical satellite subsystems, single point failures
Electric Power System, and Communication System. are removed from the system, hence adding
The standard configuration of the nanosatellite bus mission reliability and redundancy. Such a satellite
is optimized for IoT, M2M, ADS-B, AIS and other system is designed to have a mission lifetime of 10
commercial and emergency communication applica- years in LEO.
tions, and scientific missions. All standard configura-
tion buses are optimized to have a nominal 5 years
operational lifetime in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
environment.

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 M12P

GENERAL FEATURES
• Total Empty Bus Mass: 5,500 g / 6,500 g
• Payload Volume: up to 11U
• M12P Bus is already pre-integrated (mechanically,
electrically and functionally tested) and pre-qualified
to be ready for instant payload integration. Therefore,
final flight acceptance and flight readiness procedures
are minimized for the Customer
• Communication: S-Band / UHF / X-Band
• Inter-satellite link for regular connectivity

ADCS FEATURES
• Attitude Control type: 3-axis stabilization
• Eventual Attitude determination and Control System
accuracy (including mechanical displacements of the
physical body of the satellite): up to 0.1° of pointing;
0.05° of knowledge in default configuration
• Stability accuracy (Jitter): ± 0.004°/s (at f > 4 Hz)
• Attitude maneuver ability (Slew rate): Up to 5°/s PROPULSION SYSTEM NANOAVIONICS
“EPSS C2”
PAYLOAD POWER • Thrust per Thruster: 1N BOL to 0.25N EOL
• Maximum Total Impulse (N-sec): >1700
• Up to 42 W OAP, 75 W / 175 W peak, 92 Wh / 161 Wh • Average Specific Impulse: 220 s
battery pack • Propellant Mass: 0.8 kg

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 GENERAL FEATURES

M6P •
•
TRL9
Total Empty Bus Mass: 4,500 g / 5,500 g
• Payload Volume: up to 5U
• M6P Bus is already pre-integrated (mechanically, electrically
and functionally tested) and pre-qualified to be ready for
instant payload integration. Therefore, final flight acceptance
and flight readiness procedures are minimized for the
Customer
• Default operation of M6P Bus during satellite mission is
implemented at command level by execution of uploaded
scripts
• A sophisticated mission code can be prepared by the
NanoAvionics team according to separately agreed terms
and conditions
• A payload integration service can be performed by the
NanoAvionics team according to separately agreed terms
and conditions
PAYLOAD POWER • Inter-satellite link for regular connectivity
• Up to 29 W OAP, 75 W / 175 W peak, 92 Wh / 161 Wh battery
pack
ADCS FEATURES
PROPULSION SYSTEM NANOAVIONICS • Attitude Control type: 3-axis stabilization
“EPSS C1.5” • Eventual Attitude determination and Control System accu-
racy (including mechanical displacements of the physi-
• Thrust (N) per Thruster: 1N BOL to 0.25N EOL
cal body of the satellite): up to 0.1° of pointing; 0.05° of
• Average Specific Impulse: 220 s
knowledge in default configuration
• Maximum Total Impulse (N-sec): > 1000
• Stability accuracy (Jitter): ± 0.004°/s (at f > 4 Hz)
• Propellant Mass: 0.5 kg
• Attitude maneuver ability (Slew rate): Up to 5°/s

M3P
GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Total empty bus mass: 2500 g
• Payload volume: up to 2U

ADCS FEATURES
• Attitude Control type: 3-axis stabilization
• Eventual Attitude determination and Control System accu-
racy (including mechanical displacements of the physical
body of the satellite): up to 1.35° of pointing; 1.25° of knowl-
edge in default configuration
• Stability accuracy (Jitter): ± 0.008°/s (at f > 4 Hz)
• Attitude maneuver ability (Slew rate): up to 10°/s

PAYLOAD POWER
• Up to 5.5 W OAP, 25 W / 175 W peak, 23 Wh / 161 Wh
battery pack

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02. Flight Computers
SatBus 3C2 is a highly integrated small satellite
main bus unit containing advanced functionality:
SATBUS 3C2
• An on-board flight computer (OBC)
• An attitude determination & control system
(ADCS) (optional)
• Redundant UHF communication system (COMM)
(optional)

SatBus 3C2 is tailored for small-sized spacecrafts

and complies with the CubeSat standard. The
system is designed to save customers’ time and
budget, minimize required integration effort and
effectively increase volume for payload as well as
overall system reliability through matched hard-
ware on one board. SatBus 3C2 architecture is
based on an STM32 H7 series microcontroller with
high-performance and low power ARM Cortex™
M7 32-bit core MCU, operating at a frequency of
up to 400 MHz. The same M7-core MCU performs
OBC and ADCS functions.
External flash and F-RAM memories provide
reliable storage for telemetry and user data. A
number of various digital interfaces are available
for sensor and other CubeSat hardware support.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• UHF Digital Radios “SAT2RF1-1D“ (optional)
• CubeSat Space Protocol (CSP) support
• In-orbit firmware update
• Low power consumption

FLIGHT COMPUTER (OBC/ADCS) FEATURES

• Cortex-M7 core, clock speed up to 400 MHz (configurable)
• 1 MB of integrated RAM
• 2 MB of integrated FLASH memory
• 2×512 kB of FMC-connected FRAM memory
• 256 MB of external NOR-FLASH for data storage (2 × two
die (64 MB each) chips, QSPI)
• 2×512 kB of FRAM (SPI) for frequently changing data storage
• microSD card support (up to 32 Gb)
• On-board magnetometer and three gyroscopes
• On-board magnetorquer drivers
• Multiple CAN, SPI, I2C, UART/USART interfaces
• PWM, GPIO Outputs
• Debug interfaces: USB/SWD

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 PAYLOAD Payload Controller 1.5 is a subsystem dedicated to
interface between the payloads and NanoAvionics M3P,
CONTROLLER M6P, M12P CubeSat bus. It has a number of different
interfaces for payload connection and can buffer data
from payloads. It also controls the high data through-
put transmitters and transceivers to transmit the
buffered data to Ground Station.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Cortex™ M7 core, Clock speed up to 400 MHz (configurable),
200 MHz typical
• 1 MB of internal RAM
• 2 MB of internal FLASH memory
• 512 kB of FMC-connected FRAM memory
• 4 MB FMC-connected SRAM
• 256 MB of external NOR-FLASH for data storage (2 x two
die (64 MB each) chips, QSPI)
• 2×512 kB of FRAM (SPI) for frequently changing data
storage Integrated TRC
• microSD NAND Memory support (up to 2 x 32 GB)
• Three On-Board PWM Controlled H-Bridges
• PWM Outputs
• FreeRTOS
• In-Orbit firmware update
• Firmware Power-on-check and Restore
• RFS – Redundant Record-based File System
• A number of Payload dedicated interfaces:
100BASE-TX Ethernet port
CAN Interface
2 x RS422 (on request interchangeable with 2 x RS485)
3 x buffered SPI
2 x USART/UART
2 x I2C
CSP Support
• Self-Diagnostics
• Dynamic CPU Frequency Control
• User-friendly Console

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03. Communication
Subsystems
The UHF radio utilizes a half-duplex architecture
with high performance low power consumption
SATCOM UHF
transceiver which is controlled by a dedicated TRANSCEIVER
ARM Cortex-M4 MCU. The radio uses ultra-high
frequency band (UHF) that is programmable in
395 to 440 MHz range.
The module supports GFSK2 modulation and 2400
to 9600 bit rates. Modulation is configured to be ¼ of
symbol rate and consequently, it is MSK modulation.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Frequency range: 395–440 MHz
• Modulation: GFSK2
• RF Architecture: Half Duplex
• IPC – A600H class 3 assembly, soldering
per ESA specification ECSS-Q-70-08
• Receiver sensitivity (GFSK2, 2400 bps)
at 10% bit error rate: -122dBm
• RF output power: up to 3W

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 S-BAND SRS-3.
TRANSCEIVERS The Satlab Full-Duplex S-Band Transceiver is
designed for TM & TC on micro- and nano-satellites.
The transceiver operates on the ITU space operations
S-band frequencies with GMSK (BT=0.5) modulation
and CCSDS recommended channel coding, enabling
inte- gration with both independent and commercial
ground station networks. The unit has separate filtered
RF connections for input and output, allowing for
different receiving and transmitting antennas.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Variable transmit bit rate from 32 kbps to 512 kbps
• Configurable Reed-Solomon and convolutional coding
forward error correction
• Output power monitoring and regulation
• CAN-bus, RS-422 and Ethernet interfaces using CubeSat
Space Protocol (CSP)

SRS-4. •
•
Wide input voltage range with protection
Integrated temperature and power monitoring
The Satlab SRS-4 is a full-duplex S-band transceiv- • CubeSat Kit form factor compatible aluminum enclosure
er designed for high-speed data transfer on micro- • Transmitter frequency range: 2200 to 2290 MHz
and nanosatellites. The transceiver operates on the • Transmitter output power: adjustable 20 to 30 dBm, with ALC
ITU space operations S-band frequencies with • Receiver frequency range: 2025 to 2110 MHz
BPSK, QPSK and 8PSK modulation and CCSDS • Receiver bit rate: 32 kbps to 128 kbps
recommended channel coding, enabling integra- • Receiver sensitivity -106 dBm (<1% PER)
tion with both independent and commercial ground • Operating temperature: -40°C to +70°C
station networks. The unit has separate filtered RF • Dimensions: 87 x 93 x 17 mm
connections for input and output, allowing for • Mass: 190 g
different receiving and transmitting antennas.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Receive frequency range: 2025-2110 MHz
• Transmit frequency range: 2200-2290 MHz
• Data rate TX: up to 10 Mbps
• Data rate RX: 128 kbps
• Transmit & Receive Modulation: BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK
(only transmit)
• Transmit power: adjustable 20-30 dB
• CAN-bus, RS-422, LVDS and Ethernet interfaces using
CubeSat Space Protocol (CSP)
• Wide input voltage range with protection
• Integrated temperature and power monitoring
• CubeSat Kit form factor compatible aluminum enclosure
• Dimensions 93.0 x 87.2 x 17.0 mm

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 SATCOM FMTP
REPEATER

SatCOM FMTP is a high-quality FM repeater for

small satellites, designed by NanoAvionics’ partner
LY3H. The repeater is fully preprogrammed and
configured prior to shipment according to custom-
er request. No dedicated power-on signal is
required, the device is either ON or OFF state and
is ready for operation immediately after turn on.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Customer’s voice message is recorded from
.mp3 or .wav file as a human voice,
telegraph or any other legal sound format
message
• Frequency range (configurable according
to customer requirements): uplink (RX) VHF
144-146 MHz / downlink (TX) UHF 430-440 MHz
• Operating temperature: -30 °C to +80 °C
• Operating voltage: 5 V
• Modulation: F3E (FM)
• Squelch: activation 67 Hz CTCSS tone
• Repeater Call (configurable according to
customer requirements): FM message
(Morse code or voice)
• RF downlink/uplink connectors: SMA 50 Ohm
• Receiver system: Dual conversion;
superheterodyne: 1st IF: 21.4 MHz; 2nd IF:
455 KHz

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 UHF ANTENNA
SYSTEMS
NanoAvionics UHF Antenna Systems consist of RF
Splitter and 4 monopole antennae. RF Splitter is a key
element in turnstile antenna systems that does imped-
ance matching and splits one RF signal into a phasing
network in order to form a single circular polarized
antenna. This results in an almost omnidirectional
radiation pattern with no blind spots, which can cause
signal fading due to satellite tumbling. An aperture
can be provided inside the splitter board for hardware
integration purposes.
All NanoAvionics Antenna Systems are TRL9.

GENERAL FEATURES
These specifications apply only to 1X2U configuration

• Frequency Range – 400-500 MHz

• Peak Gain – 2.86 dB
• Noise Figure (Nadir Pointing) – 360 K
• Antenna Compatibility – Turnstile/Quad-Monopole
(circular polarization)
• RF Impedance – 50 Ohm
• Max RF Power – 10 W
• Return Loss (400-500 MHz) – > 14 dB
• RF Input Connector – MCX (50 Ohm)
• Integrated Deployment System
• Temperature Range – -40 °C +85 °C
• Mass – 51 g (typical)

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 S-BAND PATCH
ANTENNA

S-band Patch Antenna is designed by

NanoAvionics’ partner IQ-Wireless for small satel-
lite applications to implement high data rate
satellite-to-ground communication. With circular
polarization antenna provides a robust solution
with regards to steering accuracy to the ground
station and in case of a random rotation of the
satellite.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Frequency range: 2,238 – 2,288 MHz
• Gain: 6 dBi typical
• Vertical beam: ± 40°
• Horizontal beam: ± 40°
• F/B Ratio: > 20 dB
• VSWR: < 1,25 for center frequency, < 1,8 for
frequency range
• Impedance: 50 Ω
• Polarization: RHCP
• Connector: SMA female (straight)
• Outer Dimensions: 70 x 70 mm
• Mass: 49 g
• Isolation RHC/LHC: 12 dB typical at 2,263 MHz

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 04. Navigation Subsystems (GPS)
The Satlab GPS receiver is a small GPS receiver designed for
easy integration into LEO satellites, where cost and small size
GPS RECEIVER
are a key design driver. The receiver works fully autonomous
once powered on and will start acquiring satellite data and
transmitting NMEA 0183 encapsulated GPS data on the serial
interface automatically.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Stand-alone GPS receiver (L1 C/A)
• Supports PPS output
• Supports active antennas with 3.3V compatible LNA
• Integrated latch-up protection
• Integrated buffering on all inputs and outputs
• Delivered with support library and example code for use with the
receiver
• Maximum velocity: 7.8 km/s
• Position accuracy: 2.5 m CEP
• Velocity accuracy: 0.1 m/s
• Timing accuracy: 10 ns
• Typical TTFF: 30 s
• Input voltage 3.0 V - 3.5 V
• Current < 40 mA during tracking and w/o active antenna
• Size: 30 x 20 x 4 mm3
• Mass: 5 g
• Operating temperature -40 °C to + 85 °C

GPS PATCH
ANTENNA GPS Patch Antenna is designed by NanoAvionics
partner and fits all known CubeSat Structures.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Industry leading GPS antenna performance
• 15dB LNA
• Wide Input Voltage 1.8V to 5.5V
• Low Power Consumption
• Frequency 1575.42 ± 1.023MHz
• Gain: + 1.5 dBic

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05. Attitude Determination
and Control Systems
DIGITAL SUN The Digital Sun Sensor (DSS) is a compact vector
sun-sensor designed by NanoAvionics team espe-
SENSOR cially for CubeSats with high ADCS requirements.
The DSS can come with a canted unit to turn the
sensor 30° and/or elevator unit.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Small, light, low power
• Wide Field-Of-View
• Integrated temperature sensor
• High temperature range
• Flexible mounting (either rear or front mount)
• Flexible connector (either stack or wire)
• Delivered with calibration data
• Accuracy:
• +/- 0.5° when FOV < 45°, no albedo
• +/- 2.0° when FOV < 60°, no albedo
• Field of view: 60°

SATBUS MTQ
Magnetorquers “SatBus MTQ“ are a set of two X and Y axis
magnetorquer rods and one Z axis magnetorquer coil which
are mounted on a PC/104 form factor PCB to enable small
satellite attitude control.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Suitable for CubeSat detumbling & magnetic attitude control
• Compatible with PC-104 form factor and most CubeSat structures
• 2 separate Molex PicoLock connectors for each axis torquers
• Dipole magnetic moment strength (typ.) @ 3.3 V: 0.34 Am2 (X & Y axis)
• Dipole magnetic moment strength (typ.) @ 3.3 V: 0.33 Am2 (Z axis)
• Mass: 205 g ±1%

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 SATBUS 4RWO
Reaction Wheels System “SatBus 4RW0“ is a set of 4 reaction/momentum wheels (RW) as integral component of redundant
3-axis control system to enable precision pointing of the nano satellite.
Reaction wheels includes DC brushless motors assembled in sealed housing providing no particle emissions and preventing
contamination of peripheral devices.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Interfaces: SPI / I2C / UART / CAN
• DC Brushless Motor in a sealed housing
• Sealed Design meaning no particle emissions or contamina-
tion of peripheral devices
• IPC – A600H class 3 assembly
• Mass of RW0: 137 g, mass of 4RW0 system: 665 g (excluding
harness)
• Operational Temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C
• 4RW0 System Mechanical Design Complies with Most Cube-
sat structures
• Maximum Torque in any axis: 3.2 mNm
• Momentum storage: 20 mNms

STAR TRACKER ST-1

Star trackers are devices used for measuring the line-of-sight vector to celestial objects that can be seen by the
sensor. These sensors keep a map of a certain segment of the universe in memory and compare this map with the
star constellation visible through the sensor FOV. If the comparison is successful, the satellite’s attitude is defined
in roll, pitch and yaw. Star Tracker ST-1 is featured with the SoC system circuit and optimized design of star
catalogue and star map recognition processing algorithm. As one of the smallest star sensors in the market, the
Star Tracker ST-1 can achieve observation accuracy 10"(3\sigma), dynamic performance 1.5°/s, making it the most
cost-effective Star Tracker at present.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• APS imaging detector using CMOS process, low power con-
sumption, high resolution
• Low-noise circuit design, ensuring high sensitivity, high SNR
and high accuracy
• Diversity of data interface, with RS422 serial port, I2C bus
and LVDS bus of star map data
• Advanced and high-speed star map recognition algorithm,
can achieve complete independent capture, initial capture
time < 1.2 s

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06. Power Systems

GaAs Solar Panels are made of high-performance

triple junction space grade solar cells that enable GaAs SOLAR
missions with high power requirements.
These solar cells reach up to 30 % efficiency and
PANELS
have an integrated by-pass diode to protect in
series connected solar cell string from shadowing
effects.
Solar cells are assembled using NASA qualified
low outgassing adhesive materials in clean room
environment. Upon request NanoAvionics offers
to produce solar panels including:
• Deployables
• Surface mounted wire cutters
• Integrated magnetometers
• Attitude estimation sensors

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Integrated cover glass for improved durability
and radiation protection
• Integrated by-pass diode
• NASA qualified low outgassing solar cell adhe-
sive
• Internal copper ground planes for improved
EMI compatibility
• Circuit design without current loops to avoid
spontaneous satellite spin up
• PCB thickness: < 1.7 mm
• IPC – A600H class 3 assembly, soldering per
ESA specification ECSS-Q-70-08
• Up to 30 % efficiency
• 36.85 mW/cm2 power generation capacity in
LEO (AM0)
• Operational temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C

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 ELECTRICAL POWER Electrical Power Supply (EPS) System is
designed to meet wide variety of customer require-
SUPPLY (EPS) SYSTEM ments, with high, up to 96 %, MPPT and output
converter efficiency. The EPS is compatible with differ-
ent size and configuration of solar panels without any
additional hardware or software configurations as it is
equipped with four MPPT converters with eight solar
panel input channels, with wide range input voltage (2.6
– 18 V) for reliable and flexible power distribution. Each
MPPT converter is integrated with Maximum Power
Point Tracking capability for high, constant and efficient
energy harvest. The integrated ideal diodes minimize the
voltage drop to 20 mV, hence increasing the circuit
efficiency and removes the need of Schottky diodes on
the solar panels.

GENERAL FEATURES
• TRL9
• Up to eight output converters with up to 18 output channels
• Up to six output converters can be configured to user de-
fined output voltage (3 – 18 V)
• Integrated ideal diodes
• On-board Lithium-Ion battery pack
• Integrated battery balancing
• On-board battery heaters
• Overcurrent protection, battery undervoltage and over-
voltage safety features
• External battery pack provides up to 161 Wh battery capacity
• Current, voltage and temperature logging
• Included with ready to use external battery charger
• Software configurable output channel overcurrent protection
• Implemented EPS watchdog system
• Supports CAN communication interface with CSP protocol
• EPS configuration through USB interface
• ISS Kill Switch option
• Always-ON Real Time Clock

OUTPUTS INPUTS
• Up to 18 output channels (configurable voltage rail) • Four MPPT converters (8 solar panel input channels) with
• Typical output channel current: 3.13 A (configurable) integrated ideal blocking diodes
• Consistent 3.3 V output converter power: 20 W • Solar panel voltage range: 2.6 – 18 V
• Consistent 5 V output converter power: 20 W • Max input power per MPPT converter: 25 W
• High output power (up to 175 W) • High charging power (up to 70 W)

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07. Structures
Standard Structures (3U/6U/12U/16U) - are designed
as generic, modular, compliant with the CubeSat
CUBESAT STRUCTURES
Design Specification. The design created provides
nanosatellite developers a high level of freedom in
their spacecraft configuration. Avionics or payload
modules are built as single 1-Unit form factor build-
ing blocks that are mounted onto the primary load
carrying elements.
This design concept, together with the accessi-
bility of the internal subsystems creates an open
structure which is easy and straightforward to
use, even after assembly.
TRL9.

DEPLOYMENT
MECHANISMS

Deployment Mechanisms and Deployable Elements

are miniaturized mechanisms to extend basic
nanosatellite technical capabilities and maximize
volume and area utilization trough:
• Single deployable side panels
• Double deployable side panels
• Space dart (backwards swept) panels
• Antenna hinges
• Sensor beam hinges
• Spring loaded mechanisms
• Surface mounted miniature wire cutters
• TRL9

Mechanisms are made of space grade materials to

ensure best frictional and mechanical characteristics.

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 08. Propulsion Systems

CHEMICAL PROPULSION EPSS - is high performance, environmentally-friendly

propulsion system for small satellite missions. The
SYSTEM EPSS system is capable of performing constellation deploy-
ment and formation flights; drag compensation and
orbit maintenance; orbital maneuvering, including
Hohmann transfer; synchronization and positioning of
communication equipment and payload instruments;
de-orbiting at the end of the mission and other
functions.
EPSS is fueled by an ADN-based mono-propellant (so
called “green”) which has up to a 6% higher specific
impulse and 24% higher energy density as compared
to the hydrazine employed systems, permitting signif-
icant levels of thrust to be stored within a relatively
small storage volume.

GENERAL FEATURES
These specifications apply only to C2 configuration

• TRL9
• Thruster Name – EPSS C2
• Propulsion System Size – (width x depth x height) - 100 mm
x 100 mm x 200 mm
• Lead Time – 12-14 months
• Propellant Type – Ammonium Dinitramide (ADN) Blend
• Thrust (N) per Thruster – 1N BOL to 0.25N EOL
• Propulsion System Dry Mass (kg) – 1.8
• Propulsion System Wet Mass (kg) – 2.6
• Propulsion System Rad tolerance (rads) – 20k
• Propulsion System Vibration (Grms) – 14.1 qualification
• Sub – System Operating Voltage for Heaters and Valves (V) – 12
• System Telemetry Logic Voltage TLM (V) – 3.3
• Mission BOL Pressure (Bar a) - 25
• Mission EOL Pressure (Bar a) - 5.5
• Average Specific Impulse - 220 s
• Maximum Total Impulse (N-sec) - > 1700
• Performance Density (N-sec/L): 863
• Average Firing Power Consumption (W): 2 to 8
• Peak Power Consumption (W): < 21

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THRUSTER CATALYST HEATER
PROTECTIONS
• Overheat protection (Implemented in software)
• Overcurrent protection (Implemented in software)
• Redundant power switch
• Latch-up protection
• Heater shutdown function if MCU freezes

PROPELLANT TANK TEMPERATURE

CONTROL PROTECTIONS
• Redundant temperature and pressure sensors
• Redundant heaters with independent power chan-
nels
• Overheat protection (Implemented in software)
• Overcurrent protection (Implemented in software)
• Overpressure by overheating protection
(Implemented in software)
• Single event upset resistant switch circuit
• Latch-up protection
• Heater shutdown function if MCU freezes

SOLENOID VALVE PROTECTIONS

• Normally closed type solenoids
• Overheat protection (Implemented in software)
• Overcurrent protection (Implemented in software)
• Redundant power switch
• Single event upset resistant switch circuit
• Latch-up protection
• Valves close if MCU freezes
• Demagnetizer function

FIRING-STATE PROTECTIONS
• Electronic Control Unit (ECU) overheat protection
(Implemented in software)
• Chamber overheat protection (Implemented in
software)
• Propellant tank overheat protection (Implement-
ed in software)
• Propellant tank overpressure by overheat protec-
tion (Implemented in software)
• Continuously monitors CAN interface for com-
mands (such as from ADCS for abort)
• Post-heat if firing stopped due to a fault (non-
nominal operation)

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 About
NanoAvionics

• NanoAvionics is a globally operating small satellite prime,

providing End-to-End Space Infrastructure and enabling a
wide range of satellite missions and applications through its
economically viable technology.

• NanoAvionics’ consists of more than 100 driven and skillful

employees with over 85 satellite missions and commercial
projects successfully completed to date.

• The company has 5 hubs globally with sophisticated

facilities in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom
to support day-to-day design, engineering, and manufac-
turing activities: ISO 7 class certified cleanroom with ISO 5
clean areas, Thermal-Vacuum chambers, modern design,
analysis and manufacturing tools, as well as assembly and
testing procedures following ESA’s and NASA‘s standards.
All of this allows to serve the needs of company's most
ambitious customers.

• NanoAvionics is ISO 9001 certified, following very high

standard quality management procedures.

• Highly streamlined production capacity under certified and

controlled industrial environments.

• Technological partnership clusters established with reliable

suppliers, manufacturers, test facilities and launch providers
worldwide.

21 Products Supplied by NanoAvionics / Overview NanoAvionics, Corp. / 2021

Points of Contact

NanoAvionics US, LLC

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216 W Sand Bank Rd, Suite #4,
Columbia, Illinois 62236, USA
+1 602 284 7997
[email protected]

NanoAvionics UK, Ltd

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Belvedere House, Basing View,
Basingstoke, Hampshire.
RG21 4HG
+ 44 7 418351681
[email protected]

NanoAvionics EU
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Mokslininkų str. 2A,
LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
+370 663 77717
[email protected]

www.nanoavionics.com