Research Article

Design and Implementation of 3U CubeSat Platform Architecture

Table 4

KAUSAT-5 system specification.

ItemDescription

Mission orbitSun synchronous elliptical orbit: 450 km × 720 km
Inclination: 98°
Mission lifetime>1 year
CubeSat dimension100 × 100 × 340 mm3
PayloadIR camera, GMRM, VSCMG, FLCMPPT
Payload massIRC mass: 580 g
GMRM mass: 47 g
IR cameraResolution: 320 × 240 (m)FOV: 13.5 deg.
GMRMResolution: >18 CPS/mR/h
Accuracy: <3 mR/h
Spacecraft mass<4 kg
Satellite power<6.4 W @ EOL (nadir)
<13 W @ EOL (sun pointing)
ADCS3-axis stabilization
Accuracy: <0.88 deg.
Knowledge: <0.87 deg.
Stability: <0.42 deg/s
Link margin>3 dB @ 10 deg. elevation angle
Data rateUHF downlink: 9600 bps
VHF uplink: 1200 bps
S-band downlink: 115,200 bps