- CubeSat
3U CubeSat
3U CubeSat
With more than 50 CubeSats launched, Blue Canyon’s XB line is reliable, high-performing and flight proven, providing a highly accurate, turnkey solution for your next mission.
Class
3U
Available Payload Volume
1.5U (typical)
Pointing Accuracy
±003° (1-sigma), 2 axes, 1 Tracker
Orbit Altitude / Orbit Lifetime
LEO (> 5 years), GEO (> 2 years), Deep Space (> 2 years)
Real-World Missions
Proven Heritage
Units Launched
18
Units In-Work
02
At Blue Canyon, big discoveries start small. As the award-winning TROPICS mission has shown, challenging missions can be accomplished with small satellites. TROPICS utilizes our 3U CubeSat platform, resulting in a satellite that is 50 times smaller and 0.01 percent of the cost of previous weather-sensing systems that collect similar measurements.
3U CubeSat
Missions
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CAT
CAT Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Objective:Demonstrated sponsor payload performance in CubeSats flying in formation using differential drag to maintain spacing.
BCT Provided:Two XB3 CubeSat buses
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CLICK A (CubeSat Laser Infrared Crosslink)
MIT | NASA Ames Research Center
Objective:Successfully demonstrated technological advancements in optical communication, pointing in particular.
BCT Provided:XB3 CubeSat bus, Mission Operations Support
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CLICK B / C
MIT | NASA Ames Research Center
Objective:Conduct a demonstration of fullduplex optical communication crosslink with small spacecraft, plus the capability to gauge their relative distance and location in low Earth orbit.
BCT Provided:Two XB3 CubeSat bus, Mission Operations Support
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CAT
CAT Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Objective:Demonstrated sponsor payload performance in CubeSats flying in formation using differential drag to maintain spacing.
BCT Provided:Two XB3 CubeSat buses
