Corvus-Micro
Astro Digital
22.5kg 3-axis-stabilized smallsat bus flown on Aurora/Shasta and Starcloud-1.
Technical specifications
- Mass
- ~22.5 kg
- Dimensions
- ~34 x 34 x 49 cm
- Power
- ~100 W peak
- ADCS
- reaction wheels, magnetorquers, star trackers, magnetometer, sun sensors, gyros
- Propulsion
- none
- Communications
- UHF + S-band
- Lifetime
- 5 years minimum design life
- Flight heritage
- Flown on Aurora/Shasta and Starcloud-1
About
Corvus-Micro is a compact smallsat bus in Astro Digital’s Corvus family, flown on the Aurora/Shasta and Starcloud-1 missions. It provides 3-axis attitude determination and control using reaction wheels, magnetorquers, star trackers, a magnetometer, sun sensors, and gyros, along with UHF and S-band communications, but carries no onboard propulsion. The bus is designed for a minimum 5-year mission life, targeting earth observation and technology demonstration payloads that need a compact, flight-proven platform.
Documentation
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