Introducing RapidCube-50, a cutting-edge 50 kg class CubeSat platform, offering a potent combination of high-performance capabilities, flexibility, and robust features, which are engineered to meet the requirements of modern NewSpace missions and services. Whether you’re envisioning scientific breakthroughs, commercial ventures, or pioneering satellite applications, our CubeSat platform provides the ideal foundation.
Failure-tolerant with Triple Modular Redundancy (TMR)
achieved with 3 processor cores
Available Payload Mass
Upto 20 kg
Available Payload Volume
Up to 36 x 18.5 x 44 cm3
Average Payload Power Available
Average (polar orbit, LTAN 12 am ): 30 W (Si cells), 50 W (GaAs cells) peak per channel: 60 W (up to five channels) Bus voltage: 12 V nominal, 24 V possible
Attitude control
Determination < ± 0.1 ° (MEMS sun sensor, magnetometer, gyro, star tracker) Pointing < ± 0.5 ° (3-axis by reaction wheels, magnetorquer)
Telemetry and Telecommand
2.0 / 2.2 GHz (S-band, FDD), up to 100 kbps (UL), up to 2 Mbps (DL)