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It's simple, really. A 1U cubesat is defined as a 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm device, i.e. 1 litre in volume. A volume of 2 litres therefore implies a 2U unit, in
by qayxc 6y ago
It's simple, really. A 1U cubesat is defined as a 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm device, i.e. 1 litre in volume.
A volume of 2 litres therefore implies a 2U unit, in other words 20x10x10 cm (the actual dimension of the 20 cm part can be chosen arbitrarily).
- danpalmer 6y agoAh didn't realise the dimensions were quite that small! That does mean that this takes up 2/3rds of the cubesat, which sounds like it would be impractical for many purposes.
- marsokod 6y agoThis one flew on a 6U (~35x20x10) and that's really the minimum size for this kind of engines. And even on a 6U, the power limitations make us think twice before putting an engine, it really has to be needed.