06 Missions & projects
Modularity has to survive contact with a launch vehicle. These are the missions where MA61C left the bench: a 1U demonstrator, a 3U technology mission, a re-entry capsule and a star-tracker demonstration.
Missions
Completed M01
The first in-orbit demonstration of MA61C — a 1U CubeSat assembled from off-the-shelf components.
Credits: SPiN
SPIN-1 launched into orbit!
Integrated M02
A 3U CubeSat carrying a space situational awareness payload and additively manufactured thermal strain gauges.
Credits: SPiN
Successful integration of SPiN-2
Flight heritage M03
Two MA61C units flew as the main computer and remote terminal unit of a re-entry capsule.
Credits: ATMOS Space Cargo
MA61C achieves flight heritage onboard PHOENIX 1
Ongoing M04
A 1U in-orbit demonstration testing MA61C and Sodern’s Auriga star tracker together in the space environment.
Credits: Sodern
SPiN and Sodern join forces
Projects
Ongoing · TRL 6 The first closed-loop, standalone attitude determination and control system for small satellites, built on a modular design.
Credits: SPiN
Advancing SPiN’s Modular ADCS →
12-month study A universal plug-and-play adapter with an integrated operating system, capable of hosting complex applications on orbit.
Credits: ESA
New ESA contract for MA61C modularity →Next step
Whether it is a 1U demonstrator or a re-entry capsule, the interface work is the same. Tell us the mission and we will tell you where MA61C fits.