About DiskSat

DiskSat is an innovative approach to small satellite architecture, utilizing an alternate approach that decouples the payload and bus across the standard interface, allowing for a more ride-share friendly design while eliminating volume-constraints of standard CubeSats. This approach offers a variety of improvements, such as cost efficiencies and shorter cycles for design, build, integration, and test schedules.

Features ​

• Up to 200W power​
• Standardized structure and interfaces​
• 2D planar geometry

Advantages​

• More Aperture​
• Maneuverable​
• Streamlined AI&T and manufacturing​

Benefits​

• Reduction in launch costs​
• Supports multiple orbits and destinations​
• Diverse mission applications

Example Mission Applications​

High-Delta-V Required:

DiskSat’s optional electric propulsion unit with its high power, low mass, and 5000 Newton-seconds propulsion, enable high-delta-v missions, including deep-space applications and orbital transfer between different orbital regimes.

Communications:

DiskSat’s platform offers both high power generation and a large surface area, enabling either powerful radios with high-gain antennae or multiple antennas for frequency agility, thus benefiting power- and/or antenna gain-constrained high bandwidth communication systems and RF missions.​

Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT):

DiskSat’s large aperture and high power could revolutionize PNT missions by hosting multiple GPS and GNSS antennas, detecting weak signals from unconventional orbits, and enabling the rapid deployment of multi-satellite constellations through stacking and containerization.