CAPTN-1 is an in-orbit demonstration of four technological systems developed by the German Space Agency (DLR) and integrated into a single satellite:
– ScOSA, a distributed, modular, and reliable onboard computer,
– DLReps, a next-generation battery for nanosatellites with integrated health monitoring,
– A generic software-defined radio (SDR),
– Retroreflectors enabling satellite identification and positioning via a laser ground station.
Based on our 12UV1 platform, this mission showcases U-Space’s strong expertise as a system integrator, capable of hosting four different payloads, meeting their power, pointing, and communication requirements, and providing an optimal environment to test their performance in orbit.
It is also U-Space’s first European and international collaboration experience, fully aligned with its global expansion strategy.
Solutions offered
U-Space engineers successfully integrated relatively large-volume experiments into the 12UV1 platform while meeting their operational constraints and ensuring an energy budget that covers the entire mission duration.
The 12UV1 satellite plateform met the power and voltage requirements of all the payloads and provided secure communications channels necessary to their In-Orbit mission.
A customized extension provides a dedicated and isolated charge an discharge circuits to the new batteries experiment.
During the mission, the 12UV1 platform will continuously adjust its attitude and pointing for the benefit of the payloads as well as for the plateform house keeping, charging and maintenance. Time in orbit will be dedicated for up to 90% to the experiments.
