Technology
Our patented interface is a universal translator:
your payload plugs into any satellite, any launch.
Customize your mission with plugins, and add the ones you need.
Hosting containers
Container
Your space sandbox: compatible with CubeSat equipment, scaled to your hardware, from 1U to 16U and beyond.
Lock
Your payload's universal translator, and the port itself, onboard every host vehicle: a 4-in-1 interface for mount, electrical, data and thermal transfer, supporting nearly any protocol.
Its built-in isolation layer keeps your payload independent from the host platform and from the other payloads. Designed to adapt to existing spacecraft, from nanosat to space stations.
Hosting configurations
More configurations available on demand.
Want to understand how the Container and the Lock work? Open the technical view.
Specifications
- Footprint
- 100 x 100 mm
- Volume
- 0.5 to 1U
- Height
- up to 100 mm
- Mass
- up to 1 kg
- Power, orbit average
- up to 10 W
- Power, peak under 15 min
- up to 25 W
- Data uplink per week
- up to 3 MB
- Data downlink per week
- up to 0.25 GB
With a Drawer, you only have access to part of the interfaces, and only if this is compatible with another customer's flight. Nominal values, they may vary with mission requirements and host vehicle.
- Footprint
- 100 x 100 mm
- Volume
- 1.5 to 3U
- Height
- up to 300 mm
- Mass
- up to 4 kg
- Power, orbit average
- up to 20 W
- Power, peak under 15 min
- up to 50 W
- Data uplink per week
- up to 8 MB
- Data downlink per week
- up to 0.35 GB
- Footprint
- 200 x 100 mm
- Volume
- 4 to 6U
- Height
- up to 300 mm
- Mass
- up to 9 kg
- Power, orbit average
- up to 40 W
- Power, peak under 15 min
- up to 100 W
- Data uplink per week
- up to 11.5 MB
- Data downlink per week
- up to 0.46 GB
- Footprint
- 200 x 200 mm
- Volume
- 8 to 16U
- Height
- up to 400 mm
- Mass
- up to 24 kg
- Power, orbit average
- up to 60 W
- Power, peak under 15 min
- up to 130 W
- Data uplink per week
- up to 15 MB
- Data downlink per week
- up to 0.58 GB
Nominal values for the standard package. They may vary with mission requirements, host vehicle and optional add-ons. Aggregated PC/104 or passive payloads: flight opportunities from €50,000.
Complementary plugins
Dedicated radio add-onlicensing & ground stations included
Advanced thermal management
Payload development support
Operations extensionvia monthly payments
PVT / PPSprecise time & position signal
Radiation measurement
Payload retrievalavailable on ISS missions
Constellation hosting
Filling services- Custom requestSubject to approval by our teams
Ready-to-fly modules
Low-Resolution Optical Imaging Capture wide-area images of Earth in visible light. Monitor large-scale features and changes with a ready-to-fly optical payload.
SpaceLocker develops these off-the-shelf payload containers in collaboration with its partners.
Interested in joining our supplier network? Get in touch.
DevKit
1234What is included in the DevKit
One container. A mechanical structure adapted to your payload size, for straightforward hardware mounting and power and data interfacing.
Development board (EGSE). Used with the SDK to emulate the flight environment and validate your payload software, including remote operations and data access after hardware shipment.
Podium (MGSE). Supports your environmental testing campaign.
Software Development Kit (SDK). An intuitive software suite to develop your payload software, run automated test procedures for ground activities and prepare operational scripts. Up to 15 hours of dedicated engineering support to help you get started.
