Key highlights

Space Inventor’s 16U satellite stands as the highest-performing CubeSat in our portfolio, with proven flight heritage from missions in both Geostationary and Low Earth Orbits. Designed for advanced missions including Space Situational Awareness, bring-into-use, and rendezvous, it delivers exceptional reliability and performance.

Equipped with cutting-edge Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) technology, this satellite provides high-precision pointing, remarkable agility, and a powerful momentum capacity of 100 mNms, supported by a torque capability of 20 mNm. The 16U platform offers configuration flexibility, accommodating payloads of up to 12U depending on orbit requirements. Its robust design supports payloads with strict demands for low micro-vibrations, precise pointing accuracy, and resilience against the harsh conditions of geostationary orbit.

Ideal for national security, observation, communications, and rendezvous missions, this satellite delivers a cost-effective solution without sacrificing reliability or performance.

Key features

Your payload dimensions: 
12 Units
Solar Panel Configuration: 
From 80 W in sun-tracking mode
Platform Mass: 
23 kg
Sun Sensors: 
7x 
Redundant Radio Links: 
2200 - 2290 MHz 10 Mbps uplink and downlink via S-band 7900 - 8400 MHz 100 Mbps downlink via X-band
Redundant Data Storage: 
64 GB
Propulsion Electric: 
From 4.000 Ns 
Chemical: Configurable
Reaction Wheels:  
4 x 100 mNms / 20 mNm
Payload Data Interfaces: 
CAN, Ethernet, RS422 SpaceWire, LVDS
Power: 
Nominal voltage: 28 V
Capacity: 200 Whr
Dual hot redundant
Fully separated buses
Control Modes (using any vector in body frame): 
Nadir, Inertial, Sun Pointing, Ground Spot Tracking, Ground Track Dual mode (e.g. nadir + sun optimized tracking)
Attitude Determination:  
2 x Star Trackers: Cross Bore Axis 1.5 arcsec,  Bore axis 10 arcsec, 2 x Gyros, 2 x Magnetometers

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Last updated: 2026-01-08

16U Satellite

list price: starts at 800,000 EUR

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lead time: 9 mo

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