Tyvak / Terran Orbital Voyager
Tyvak (part of Terran Orbital/Lockheed)
16U deep-space nanosatellite bus with hydrazine propulsion and NASA Deep Space Network-compatible radios, flight-proven on CAPSTONE.
Technical specifications
- Configuration
- 16U
- Applications
- GEO, MEO, Cislunar
- Native Orbits
- > 30,000km
- Launch Mass (Wet, max)
- Up to 30kg
- Available Payload Mass
- 8kg
- Max Solar Array Power
- 100W (3rd-party solar array included)
- Redundancy
- Dual-string
- Power System
- 12V Unreg, 3.3V, 5V rails available
- Communication Data Rate
- Deep Space X-band U/L D/L
- Propulsion
- 200s ISP standard
- Pointing Accuracy
- 30 to 75 arcseconds, higher accuracy available
About
Voyager is based on the previous Trestles platform and shares common hardware modules with the Triumph-class. It adds redundant components of major systems, allowing extended lifetime in harsh environments, and a standard hydrazine propulsion system. Voyager’s radios are designed for compatibility with NASA’s Deep Space Network. The platform meets the requirements for ‘rail’-based dispensers, including those sold by Terran Orbital, and has a compact tri-fold solar array providing more power to payload than what is normally available in this form factor.
Key benefits: multiple redundant components allowing significant utility in harsh environments such as MEO, GEO, and Cislunar orbits; radios designed for compatibility with NASA’s Deep Space Network; based on hardware with GEO and Cislunar flight heritage, including NASA’s CAPSTONE mission.
Baseline modules included: Flight Computers (2), Watchdog Backplane, 12V Battery Modules (3), 12V MPPT (2), 12V Load Controller (2), Coarse Sensors (2), Star Trackers (2), Magnetorquers (3, if needed), Reaction Wheels (4), IMU (2).
Documentation
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