Power System Components Delivered to Satellite Constellation Customer
More than 50 power system components have been shipped by NanoAvionics to one of its repeat constellation customers. The delivery includes CubeSat electrical power systems (EPS), battery packs, and fixed and deployable solar panels.
“Our objective is to offer customers flexibility and reliability for their space business, research, or national security needs."
Atle Wøllo, Kongsberg NanoAvionics
The undisclosed constellation operator, building its spacecraft in-house, is using NanoAvionics’ flight-proven power systems to expand its growing fleet. Several satellites in the constellation are already operational in orbit, powered by NanoAvionics components.
NanoAvionics’ CubeSat EPS can deliver up to 175 W of output power, battery packs offer up to 161 Wh capacity, and solar panels generate up to 75 W per triple-deployable wing. NanoAvionics‘ EPS 2.0 – originally developed for microsatellites – has also been integrated into CubeSat buses previously, providing up to 660 W of output power and greater energy storage capacity. This modularity is beneficial for a range of satellite missions, including power-hungry payloads that require high duty cycles.
The CubeSat EPS and power components are compatible with 6U, 8U, 12U, and 16U buses and can be customised for specific mission power needs.
NanoAvionics designs and assembles up to 80% of its satellite bus components in-house. This vertical integration enables three distinct paths for customers building constellations:
Subsystem kits and avionics packages for full in-house assembly.
Pre-integrated buses allowing flexible payload integration and testing.
Fully integrated, flight-ready satellites offering the most risk-averse route to orbit.
“Our objective is to offer customers flexibility and reliability for their space business, research, or national security needs," said Atle Wøllo, CEO of Kongsberg NanoAvionics. "Even when customers decide to build their constellations in-house, they can benefit from NanoAvionics’ flight heritage, radiation qualification, quality assurance, and serial manufacturing expertise, de-risking the most crucial parts of their mission. Seeing returning constellation customers speaks to our product maturity and cost-effectiveness.”
In addition to supplying thousands of subsystems for global operators, NanoAvionics makes satellite bus and component pricing available online, with bus pricing available via the online configurator tool. This transparency enables customers to compare options early in their mission planning and supports more predictable constellation cost modelling.