Pumpkin, Inc.

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About Pumpkin, Inc.

Pumpkin, Inc. was founded in 1995, initially producing the Salvo RTOS for microcontrollers. In 2003 the company entered the nanosatellite market with its CubeSat Kit product line, which has since become a de facto standard in the CubeSat industry with over 150 kits delivered across 0.5U through 3U configurations. The firm is ITAR-registered and sells exclusively to qualified customers worldwide.

The company's product portfolio spans complete nanosatellite buses (the SUPERNOVA series in 3U, 6U, and 12U), structural assemblies, command-and-data-handling modules, electrical power systems, GPS/GNSS receiver modules, lithium battery modules, and custom solar panels. All flight products carry 'Flight Qualified / Space Proven' status. Pumpkin also develops GUTS flight software, the Salvo RTOS, and the SupMCU firmware suite used across its module ecosystem.

Pumpkin's SUPERNOVA architecture has flown on missions from LEO through GTO and has been contracted by the NRO (Colony 1 program), SpaceVR (Overview 1 VR CubeSats), and numerous universities and government agencies. Pumpkin's fixed solar panels boast 100% on-orbit success since 2008 across 600+ panels delivered.

Milestones

  • 1995 Pumpkin, Inc. founded as a privately held California corporation; first commercial product was the Salvo(TM) RTOS.
  • 2003 Pumpkin began deliveries of the CubeSat Kit(TM), a hardware/software platform conforming to the CubeSat Design Specification.
  • 2009 Pumpkin designed and delivered twelve MISC 2 3U-size CubeSats to the NRO's Colony 1 Bus (C1B) program.
  • 2014 Release of the SUPERNOVA(TM) 6U-size supersymmetric general-purpose nanosatellite bus.
  • 2016 Pumpkin selected by SpaceVR to build its first two Overview 1 (O1) VR CubeSats.

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A development tool that allows a CubeSat Kit-compatible module to be installed upside-down on the 104-pin CubeSat bus, for testing modules lacking stackthrough connectors or for underside debug access.

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Flight-proven 12U CubeSat bus with 10U payload volume, 105–110W peak solar power, Linux computing, and 1° pointing accuracy.

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A compact, deployable 135W solar array with two single-motor Solar Array Drive Assemblies (SADAs) driving independently steerable 67W triple-panel solar arrays, compatible with Pumpkin's SUPERNOVA 12U structure.

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220W peak power deployable clamshell solar array for CubeSats and small satellites — 32.2% efficient triple-junction cells, 44 W/kg specific power, stows in 7U.

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A hardware upgrade kit adding spring strength to the 2nd switch (L2) on Pumpkin CubeSat Kit base plate assemblies.

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A full-size (340.5mm x 100mm x 100mm) plastic display model of a 3U CubeSat following the CubeSat Design Specification, reproducing Pumpkin's CubeSat Kit structures with realistic dummy solar panels.

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A full-size (approximately 360.5mm x 200mm x 100mm) plastic display model of a 6U tabbed CubeSat compatible with the Rocket Lab CSD 6U deployer, reproducing Pumpkin's SUPERNOVA 6U structures.

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Flight-proven 6U CubeSat bus with 4U payload volume, 68W peak solar power, Linux-based computing, and multi-band RF — 6-month lead time.

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Flight-qualified CubeSat structural walls that extend a 1U chassis to accommodate a Maryland Aerospace MAI-100/MAI-200 ADCS unit within a 3U-length structure.

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A CubeSat Kit development module that breaks out all bus I/O, USER and MHX signals to headers compatible with common logic analyzers and protocol analyzers.

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A 0.031in/0.8mm thick fixed (non-deployable) end-panel solar panel for CubeSat Kit satellites, built using Pumpkin's flight-proven PMDSAS construction methods.

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Fixed (non-deployable) side/body-mounted solar panels for CubeSat Kit satellites, available in 1U, 1.5U, 2U and 3U cell configurations, built using Pumpkin's flight-proven PMDSAS construction methods.

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Pumpkin's complete CubeSat bus kit built around the Microchip dsPIC33FJ256GB210 low-power 16-bit Digital Signal Controller, bundling structure, C&DH module, development tools, RTOS/software and documentation.

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Pumpkin's complete CubeSat bus kit built around the Microchip PIC24FJ256GA110 low-power 16-bit MCU, bundling structure, command & data handling module, development tools, RTOS/software and documentation.

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Pumpkin's complete CubeSat bus kit built around the Microchip PIC24FJ256GB210 low-power 16-bit MCU with USB On-The-Go support, bundling structure, C&DH module, development tools, RTOS/software and documentation.

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A precision Al 5052-H32 base plate assembly with dual deployment switches, used on the Motherboard Module (MBM) end of the CubeSat Kit structure.

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A flight-qualified cover plate for CubeSat Kit structures permitting the use of up to four separation/inhibit switches, installable in any of four orientations at the top of the chassis.

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A hardware-and-software upgrade bundle that adds Silicon Labs C8051F120 development and flight capability to an existing CubeSat Kit.

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A software and hardware upgrade package adding Microchip dsPIC33FJ256GP710 support to an existing CubeSat Kit purchase, for customers who originally bought a Kit with a different processor family.

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A hardware-and-software upgrade bundle that adds Texas Instruments MSP430 development and flight capability to an existing CubeSat Kit.

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A software and hardware upgrade package adding Microchip PIC24FJ256GA110 support to an existing CubeSat Kit purchase, for customers who originally bought a Kit with a different processor family.

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A software and hardware upgrade package adding Microchip PIC24FJ256GB210 support to an existing CubeSat Kit purchase, for customers who originally bought a Kit with a different processor family.

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A precision aluminum end-plate assembly that forms the Motherboard Module (MBM)/C&DH end of a CubeSat Kit structure, available with single- or dual-independent separation switches.

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A base-plate assembly variant configured to mount a third-party AntS deployable antenna system, with dual independent separation switches, forming the Motherboard-Module end of a CubeSat Kit structure.

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Pumpkin's pioneering one-piece sheet-metal CubeSat structural element, available in 0.5U-3U sizes, that forms the primary chassis of a CubeSat Kit structure and defines its 97mm x 97mm internal cross-section.

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A precision aluminum end-plate assembly that forms the payload end of a CubeSat Kit structure, secured to the Chassis Walls and fitted with four corner feet per the CubeSat Design Specification.

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A cover-plate assembly variant configured to mount a third-party AntS deployable antenna system, with dual independent separation switches, forming one end of a CubeSat Kit structure.

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A CDS-compliant cover-plate assembly with an 88mm-diameter central cutout for payload-end apertures such as optics or antennas, with optional separation plungers and switches.

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A bulkhead plate used on the payload end of a CubeSat Kit structure to interface Pumpkin's sheet-metal Chassis Walls with a machined-aluminum external payload, enabling hybrid sheetmetal/machined CubeSat structures.

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A CDS-compliant cover-plate assembly with four corner feet used on the payload end of a CubeSat Kit structure to interface a machined-aluminum external payload, typically paired with the Payload Adapter Plate.

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The premium, higher-specification tier of Pumpkin's flight-proven one-piece sheet-metal CubeSat structural element, offered in 0.5U-3U sizes as Flight Hardware, Flight Qualified, Space Proven.

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Custom body-mounted solar panels built with Pumpkin's Modular Deployable Solar Array System (PMDSAS) technology, priced per solar cell, with a 100% on-orbit success rate since 2008.

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Custom deployable solar panels built with Pumpkin's Modular Deployable Solar Array System (PMDSAS) technology, priced per solar cell, with a 100% on-orbit success rate since 2008.

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Pumpkin CubeSat Kit module that hosts a Pluggable Processor Module (PPM) to form a low-power 8- or 16-bit MCU/DSC command-and-data-handling (C&DH) module for a CubeSat.

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A simple development tool board for CubeSat modules conforming to the 104-pin CubeSat bus standard, used to characterize power requirements and support testing of CubeSat Kit-compatible modules.

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A desktop switching power supply, available in +5Vdc or 6-12Vdc output variants, used to bench-power Pumpkin's Development Board and Motherboard Module during ground development.

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A CubeSat Kit test module that simulates one Remove-Before-Flight switch and up to three separation switches, electrically compatible with common CubeSat EPS designs.

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Space-grade GPS/GNSS receiver module kit with NovAtel OEM719 (555-channel), COCOM limits removed, 20 Hz data rate, and built-in orbit propagators for LEO CubeSats.

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Pumpkin's flight GNSS receiver module for CubeSats, built around a NovAtel OEM719-series 555-channel space-grade receiver with dual selectable orbit propagators (Vinti7 and SGP4) for position, navigation and timing.

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Multi-channel space-grade EPS module with 6 MPPT solar inputs (max 480W total), dual Li-Ion battery ports, and configurable 3.3–28V output rails with >99% efficiency.

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A high-performance, highly efficient FPGA-driven, GaNFET-based multichannel power system module for small satellites, handling up to 480W of solar input and ~300W of regulated output power.

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A CubeSat Kit development module that visually displays the status of all 48 bus I/O lines on LEDs for at-a-glance monitoring during integration and test.

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Space-grade 8-cell Li-Ion battery module with coulomb-counting SoC, cell balancing, configurable voltage (2S4P/3S2P/4S2P), and 15A max output — up to 100Wh.

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Pumpkin's flight-qualified, protected lithium-ion battery module (BM2) with state-of-charge reporting, configurable cell topology and capacity, for CubeSats and small satellites.

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A programming/debug adapter cable that connects a Silicon Labs USB Debug Adapter to a Pluggable Processor Module (PPM) B1 in a CubeSat Kit.

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A programming/debug adapter cable that connects a TI MSP430 Flash Emulation Tool (FET) to a Pluggable Processor Module (PPM) A1/A2/A3 in a CubeSat Kit.

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A programming/debug adapter used to connect a Microchip In-Circuit Debugger (ICD 3) or PICkit programmer to a CubeSat Kit Pluggable Processor Module (PPM D1/D2/E1).

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A low-cost development-only Electrical Power System module with 10-20Wh of battery energy that supplies +7.4Vdc, +5Vdc and +3.3Vdc rails to a CubeSat Kit stack during bench development.

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A CubeSat Kit Accessories module (Load Board A) sold by Pumpkin for use during CubeSat integration and test.

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A CubeSat Kit accessory module that exposes VBATT, +5V_SYS and VCC_SYS power buses on banana jacks and connectors for drawing or injecting test power.

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A custom PMDSAS solar array configured to the design constraints of a customer's lunar rover, with custom solar cell string configuration and ability to incorporate additional sensors or subsystems.

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A hard-anodized aluminum standoff kit that couples the four threaded-rod columns of a CubeSat electronics module stack to the Chassis Walls, preventing lateral motion under vibration.

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Pumpkin's flagship flight on-board computer carrier module: combined with a Pluggable Processor Module it forms a low-power 8- or 16-bit MCU/DSC command-and-data-handling (C&DH) module for CubeSats.

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1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Linux on-board computer module for CubeSats with 4.5× UARTs, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, RS-422, and 104-pin CubeSat Kit bus.

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A ruggedized Pelican-brand transport/storage case sold by Pumpkin as an accessory for safely transporting CubeSat Kit hardware.

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Flight-qualified, space-proven pluggable command-and-data-handling processor module built around TI's MSP430F1612 16-bit MCU, for use with the CubeSat-compatible Motherboard Module (MBM).

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Flight-qualified, space-proven pluggable command-and-data-handling processor module built around TI's MSP430F1611 16-bit MCU, for use with the CubeSat-compatible Motherboard Module (MBM).

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Flight-qualified, space-proven pluggable command-and-data-handling processor module built around TI's MSP430F2618 16-bit MCU, for use with the CubeSat-compatible Motherboard Module (MBM).

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Flight-qualified, space-proven pluggable command-and-data-handling processor module built around Silicon Labs' C8051F120 8-bit MCU, for use with the CubeSat-compatible Motherboard Module (MBM).

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Flight-qualified, space-proven CubeSat Kit processor module for the Motherboard Module (MBM), built around a soldered Microchip PIC24FJ256GA110 microcontroller.

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Flight-qualified, space-proven CubeSat Kit processor module for the Motherboard Module (MBM), built around a soldered Microchip dsPIC33FJ256GP710 Digital Signal Controller.

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Flight-qualified, space-proven CubeSat Kit processor module for the Motherboard Module (MBM), built around a soldered Microchip PIC24FJ256GB210 microcontroller.

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A socketed development version of Pumpkin's C&DH processor module built around Silicon Labs' C8051F120 8-bit MCU, for use with the CubeSat-compatible Development Board (DB).

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A pluggable, socketed processor module for the CubeSat Kit Development Board, built around a Microchip PIC24FJ256GA110 MCU or dsPIC33FJ256GP710 DSC in a user-replaceable ZIF socket.

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A pluggable, socketed processor module for the CubeSat Kit Development Board, built around a Microchip PIC24FJ256GB210 MCU in a user-replaceable ZIF socket, with built-in USB.

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A CubeSat Kit prototyping module providing a red multilayer PCB with an 0.100 inch grid of plated through-holes and dedicated power buses for wiring custom through-hole circuitry into the CubeSat Kit Bus.

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A low-cost, portable 2U rackmount satellite simulator hosting a SUPERNOVA-based satellite simulator electronics stack running a stripped-down version of Pumpkin's flight-proven GUTS flight software.

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A precision aluminum bracket used in 1.5U/2U/3U CubeSat Kit structures to support and guide the Remove-Before-Flight pin, power connector and USB connector when the Motherboard Module is mounted away from the Base Plate.

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A Remove-Before-Flight (RBF) pin and lanyard used to engage the RBF pin/switch of a CubeSat Kit, keeping the satellite powered off during ground handling and integration.

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A set of four threaded M3 rods and coaxial aluminum through-hole spacers used to retain a PC/104-format CubeSat Kit electronics module stack in compression.

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A USB-based JTAG debug adapter for programming and debugging Silicon Labs C8051-family microcontrollers used in Pumpkin's CubeSat Kit development hardware.

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A set of 8 low-mass clips for mounting up to six solar panels to the faces of a Pumpkin CubeSat Kit structure without shims.

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A flight-qualified set of 4 clips used to retain Pumpkin's solar panel on the ISIS AntS antenna module, available for two PCB thicknesses.

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A flight-proven Pumpkin Modular Deployable Solar Array System (PMDSAS) fixed solar panel that replaces the default cover on the ISIS AntS antenna module, generating over 2W in AM0 conditions.

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A Total Phase Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer resold by Pumpkin as a CubeSat Kit accessory for capturing and debugging I2C and SPI bus traffic on CubeSat Kit hardware.

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A USB-to-serial debug adapter that provides a debugging terminal interface and optional power to Pumpkin CubeSat Kit modules via a 4-pin FPC connector.

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