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http://dx.doi.org/10.20910/JASE.2017.11.5.65

Development and Verification of Modular 3U Cubesat Standard Platform  

Song, Sua (Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Korea Aerospace University)
Lee, Soo-Yeon (Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Korea Aerospace University)
Kim, Hongrae (Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Korea Aerospace University)
Chang, Young-Keun (Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Korea Aerospace University)
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Journal of Aerospace System Engineering / v.11, no.5, 2017 , pp. 65-75 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study proposes development of 3U CubeSat standard platform whose function and performance are verified via KAUSAT-5 development. 3U CubeSat platform specification was selected for the design of 3U Cubesat standard platform by examining existing CubeSat and state-of-art technology, and consequently a universally usable 3U CubeSat platform was designed. Standard platform was manufactured in 1.5U size and developed with a modular concept to be able to add and expand payloads and ADCS actuators for meeting the user's needs. In addition, in case of the power system, the solar panel, the battery, and the deployment mechanism are designed to be configured by the user. In the mechanical system design of a standard platform, subsystem and micro equipment functions/performance could be integrated and miniaturized on micro-sized PCBs and maximized electrical capability to accommodate multiple payloads. In the development of the 3U CubeSat, the satellite platform adopts the developed standard platform, which can reduce the cost and schedule for the whole satellite development by reducing the additional function verification.
Keywords
CubeSat; CubeSat Platform; Standard Platform; KAUSAT-5;
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