SSTL-MINI
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited
LEO minisatellite platform, up to 200kg payload and 1Gbps X-band downlink, flown on DMC3, NovaSAR, S1-4 and FORMOSAT-7.
Technical specifications
- Payload mass
- Up to 200kg
- Peak payload power
- Up to 2000W
- Payload input data rate
- >20Gbps
- X-band downlink
- Up to 1Gbps
- Storage
- Up to 3TB
- Design life
- 7 years
- Flight heritage
- DMC3/TripleSat (2015), NovaSAR (2018), S1-4 (2018), FORMOSAT-7 (2019)
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven)
About
SSTL-MINI is a low-Earth-orbit minisatellite platform supporting payload masses up to 200kg and peak payload power up to 2000W. It handles payload input data rates over 20Gbps, X-band downlink up to 1Gbps, and up to 3TB of onboard storage, with a 7-year design life. The platform has extensive flight heritage, having flown on the DMC3/TripleSat constellation (2015), NovaSAR (2018), Sentinel-1-4/S1-4 (2018) and FORMOSAT-7 (2019).
Documentation
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