Aquarius 1U CubeSat
Skyline Celestial
High-performance 1U CubeSat with quad-core ARM Cortex-A53, reaction wheels, 50 Mb/s X-Band downlink, 68 Wh power — from $8,500.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- 1U CubeSat
- Main processor
- 1.1 GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53
- Safety processor
- 400 MHz Dual-Core Lockstep Cortex-R5F
- Communications
- 48 Kb/s UHF + 50 Mb/s X-Band
- Power storage
- Up to 68 Wh
- Attitude control
- Embedded reaction wheels (3-axis)
- Starting price
- $8,500
About
The Aquarius is Skyline Celestial’s high-performance 1U CubeSat platform aimed at demanding missions requiring fast processing, precise attitude control, and high-bandwidth data downlink. It features a 1.1 GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 main processor and a 400 MHz Dual-Core Lockstep Cortex-R5F safety processor, dual communications (48 Kb/s UHF + 50 Mb/s X-Band), up to 68 Wh of power storage, and embedded reaction wheels for three-axis active attitude control.
The Aquarius is suited for Earth imaging, spectrum monitoring, technology demonstrations, and commercial sensing missions where higher throughput and pointing accuracy are essential. At $8,500 starting price, it delivers performance previously accessible only in much heavier or more expensive spacecraft.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
