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TacSat-2 Spacecraft

High Performance Spacecraft
Following successful launch and operations of the TacSat-2 satellite, MSI plans to continue to be at the forefront of the small satellite industry by offering a 100 kilogram-500 kilogram range, modular bus solution that will satisfy the requirements of a number of different missions and meet the needs of both military and commercial applications.

MicroSat offers a “Reliable Affordable Spacecraft” with the following characteristics:

• A common bus architecture/common interfaces
• Rapid development: 12-18 months
• >50% payload/mass fraction
• Lightweight: typically < 500 Kg
• 3-axis stabilized
• Precision pointing
• High payload power (w/kg)
• High performance on-board processing
  
  

PDF: MicroSat’s TacSat-2 Spec Sheet (approx. 194k)

System Integration and Test