FastBus™ CubeSat

Comprehensive Bus Solution Delivered To Your Door In As Little As 45 Days

NSL offers a number of affordable FastBus platforms to get your small satellite project off the ground. Choose a Fastbus frame from our 1U, 2U, 3U, and 6U rigid unibody structures. This platform is a turnkey solution, offering your project solar arrays, electrical power systems, certified LiPoly batteries with protection, Iridium 24/7 half-duplex radio. This will catapult you to a technology readiness level of 7-9 for subsystems. Our intent is to make it as simple as possible to focus on your mission’s goals.

  • 40W Battery
  • Flight Processor
  • EyeStar S4
  • Solar Arrays (x4)
  • 0.5U Left for payload
  • 40W Battery
  • Flight Processor
  • EyeStar S4
  • Solar Arrays (x8)
  • GPS
  • 1.5U Left for payload
  • 80W Battery
  • Flight Processor
  • EyeStar S4
  • Solar Arrays (x12)
  • GPS
  • 2U Left for payload
  • 80W Battery
  • Flight Processor
  • EyeStar S4
  • Solar Arrays (x22)
  • GPS
  • 4U Left for payload
  • 80W Battery
  • Flight Processor
  • EyeStar S4
  • Solar Arrays (x34)
  • GPS
  • 9U Left for payload

Add Ons

  • GPS
  • Payload Integration
  • ADCS
  • Payload Integration
  • ADCS
  • Payload Integration
  • ADCS
  • Payload Integration
  • ADCS
  • Payload Integration

Sensors & Specialty Add Ons

  • Camera
  • Particle Detector
  • Langmuir Probe
  • Battery Pack (40W ea.)
  • DC-DC Isolation
  • Radios (S-Band/ X-Band)
  • RS-422 Interface

Technical Specifications

FastBus Specifications1U2U3U
Size (L x W x H)10 x 10 x 11.35 cm10 x 10 x 22.7 cm10 x 10 x 34.05 cm
Mass0.7 kg1.1 kg1.6 kg
Payload Volume490 cm3 (~0.5U)1300 cm3 (~1U)2100 cm3 (~2U)
Solar Arrays4x 2W in Sun (Min)3x 4W in Sun (Min)3x 6 W in Sun (Min)
Battery Capacity16.3 Whrs48.8 Whrs48.8 Whrs
Comm SystemSimplex + ReceiveSimplex + ReceiveSimplex + Receive
Ground StationOnline ConsoleOnline ConsoleOnline Console
Optional Comms900 MHz, 2.4 GHz 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, Full Duplex900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, Full Duplex
Optional PowerDeployable SolarDeployable Solar + BatteryDeployable Solar + Battery
EPS Specifications1U2U-4U5U-12U
Capacity16.3 Whrs48.8 Whrs146.5 Whrs
Output Voltage5 V, 3.3 V, BUSS+5 V, 3.3 V, BUSS+10V Nominal
# Switched Outputs5-155-1515 (Isolated)
Output PowerUp to 40 W Up to 40 W>100 W
A/D Inputs6 Analogs, 2 Digital6 Analogs, 2 Digital36 Analogs
Size (L x W x H)8.676 x 9.0 x 9.3 cm8.7 x 9.0 x 6.5 cm20.0 x 8.8 x 5.5 cm
I/O Interface6x DF136x DF13<32 x DF13
Input Voltage7-16 V7-16 V7-35 V
# of MPPTs612-166
1-Wire Temp667