NanoAvionics to launch its 5th satellite rideshare mission with new MP42 bus aboard SpaceX Transporter-4
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From: NanoAvionics
Posted: Thursday, November 18, 2021
Smallsat integrator NanoAvionics has introduced its newest satellite rideshare mission “MP42” to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 with payloads from OQ Technology and Veoware. Using the prototype of its new MP42 microsatellite bus, it’s the fifth shared satellite mission by NanoAvionics, which has been one of many firsts firms within the nanosatellite business to efficiently kickstart and proceed such a industrial programme. The launch of NanoAvionics’ satellite has been booked for the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission, deliberate for 2022.
The MP42 can be the corporate’s largest constructed satellite but and the primary commercially obtainable modular microsat bus within the business. It has the identical modularity for hard- and software program and mission operations infrastructure as NanoAvionics’ nanosatellites. It can be deployed into low Earth orbit (LEO) by way of a launch settlement with NanoAvionics’ launch associate Exolaunch, a German firm offering launch, deployment and in-space transportation companies. Exolaunch may also provide its CarboNIX separation ring to dock the MP42 to the SpaceX port aboard its Falcon 9 rocket.
Among different buyer payloads aboard the MP42, NanoAvionics will combine a second ‘cell tower in space’, dubbed “Tiger-3”, for OQ Technology’s 5G IoT/M2M communication constellation. The microsatellite may also host Veoware’s RW500 totally built-in response wheel for top efficiency satellite perspective management with next-generation excessive torque / low energy know-how.
Vytenis J. Buzas, co-founder and CEO of NanoAvionics stated: “With the MP42 platform as the latest addition to our product range of small satellites, we are enabling organisations to enter and benefit from the space market in the microsat segment. Previously, their use was constrained due to higher cost, lack of modularity, mechanical restraints and suitable mission operations. Our rideshare missions and shared satellite services have proven to be very beneficial to many NewSpace companies. They allowed them to quickly and cost efficiently demonstrate their technologies in orbit, and add further satellites to their constellations.”
OQ Technology’s third mission follows the profitable launch of its Tiger-2 satellite in June this 12 months, which carried out very nicely throughout assessments. Using the satellite, the corporate additionally examined its consumer terminal in harsh circumstances and managed to obtain even indoor attain with no exterior antennas.
OQ’s ‘cell-tower in space’ know-how goals to present real-time international connectivity with ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) and large machine kind communications (mMTC), suitable with the worldwide 3GPP commonplace, for purposes in rural and distant areas, significantly in industries equivalent to oil, gasoline, logistics, mining and defence. The firm has just lately revealed its patents portfolio for 5G IoT mobile communication over satellites and goals to present international protection from north pole to south pole.
Omar Qaise, founder and CEO of OQ Technology stated: “After our successful Tiger-1 and Tiger-2 missions, we are now accelerating the deployment of our satellite network to have global ‘cell tower in space’ coverage for 5G IoT applications. Tiger-3 will provide better access and more capacity to interested customers, and will soon be followed by more missions.”
Veoware will run varied in-orbit assessments with its RW500 high-torque response wheel. The response wheel is designed to supply excessive torque for low quantity and low energy consumption, with the best agility for satellites round 50 kg, and for missions with a minimal of 5 years lifetime. Other technological options embrace low magnetic residual, very excessive radiation shielding, redundant windings, firmware upgrades in house and regenerative braking.
The MP42 bus is a part of NanoAvionics new vary of microsats. It was developed by the corporate to meet the rising buyer demand for internet hosting extra subtle payloads like bigger cameras for Earth statement or power-hungry gadgets for top information throughput and complicated communications missions. The MP42 is able to accommodating payloads within the vary of fifty kg and all its subsystems have been examined with 20kRad biased radiation dose and board stage Single Event Effects (SEE) examined below 200 MeV Proton Beam, making certain at the least 5 years of lifetime in LEO.
As a default in its new microsat vary, NanoAvionics launched its upgraded payload controller to maximise data-exchange and help payload operations. The new vary of microsat merchandise may also embrace AI strengthened on-board payload information processing, maximized information change charges, and the likelihood to implement buyer software program blocks equally as in cell phone utility instances.
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About NanoAvionics
NanoAvionics is a smallsat bus producer and mission integrator at present primarily based in 5 areas throughout the USA, UK and Lithuania. The firm’s efforts are targeted on enabling crucial satellite capabilities and optimising their {hardware}, launch and satellite operation prices by offering end-to-end small satellite options – starting from single missions to constellations. Its core engineering group has carried out over 90 profitable satellite missions and industrial tasks through the previous a number of years. With modularity as the basic precept of NanoAvionics programs’ structure, NanoAvionics gives financial viability to a variety small satellite constellation-based missions, companies and organizations worldwide.
www.nanovionics.com | Twitter: https://twitter.com/
About OQ Technology
OQ Technology is the world’s first satellite mobile 5G IoT operator that gives international mobile Internet-of-Things and Machine-to-Machine communication options by way of satellites. The firm has efficiently carried out and demonstrated Narrowband IoT connectivity over Low Earth Orbit satellites and is deploying a worldwide constellation to present mobile IoT telecommunication companies for cellular operators and prospects in industries equivalent to power, mining, logistics, maritime, agriculture, and defence. The firm’s patented know-how that may be simply embedded in present mobile chips permits billions of customers all over the world to have ubiquitous IoT connectivity wherever and utilizing each terrestrial and satellite networks. www.oqtec.house | https://twitter.com/
About Veoware
Veoware designs, develops and commercializes options enhancing the agility of spacecrafts up to 10X. Veoware provides next-gen actuators starting from Control Moment Gyro (CMG) and excessive torque response wheels, each made to cut back manoeuvring time, enabling spacecrafts to develop into extra environment friendly. Headquartered in Brussels, and based in 2016, Veoware developed a singular microCMG, miniaturizing know-how that has historically been adopted for bigger satellites, to allow use for small satellites purposes. The Veoware group also can present mission evaluation help, assist outline ACS necessities, simulate required perspective and suggest an appropriate ACS design to meet buyer necessities. https://www.veoware.space
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