J. Eickhoff, B. Chintalapati, P. Stoecker, W. von Kader, R. Traussnig, C. Sayer, R. Peel

Spacecraft industry is heavily investing in constellation and new business missions, both requiring cost-efficient satellites. While satellites for large constellations are extremely tailored to a particular mission, like the Airbus Arrow platform used for OneWeb, complementary platforms e.g. for in-orbit verification applications need to be highly adaptable to varying customer requirements, instrumentation, orbits and operational concepts. The "Flexible LEO Platform" - FLP2 for short - is a spin-off from the Airbus / University of Stuttgart cooperation during the FLP1 program. It targets towards affordable spacecraft offering a large flexibility in scale and platform/payload interfaces. The key advantage of this platform is its consequent modularity in hardware and software making it suitable for a variety of LEO (Low Earth Orbit) mission scenarios. Payload capacities reach from 25 - 100 kg and from 50 to 300 W average Pwr. The platform is multi-payload capable.

Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018, Friedrichshafen

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V., Bonn, 2018

Conference Paper

englisch

21,0 x 29,7 cm, 9 Seiten

urn:nbn:de:101:1-2018121412203053923582

10.25967/480157

Small Satellite Platform, Scalability in Size, Power, Number of Payloads, LEO Orbits, Modular Avionics Design

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Eickhoff, J.; Chintalapati, B.; et al. (2018): The Flexible LEO Platform for Small Satellite Missions. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V.. (Text). https://doi.org/10.25967/480157. urn:nbn:de:101:1-2018121412203053923582.

14.12.2018