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piPLASMA/FM (Flight Model)

Space-Friendly™ Space Flight & Weather Monitor

The piPLASMA is the World's First Space-Friendly™ CubeSat Space Flight and Weather Monitor unit intended for in-situ orbital and environmental measurements. The system consist of the full Langmuir Probe instrument electronics, Ion Plasma probe in Z+/- CubeSat side wall form factor, 3-axis AMR magnetometer, 3-axis MEMS angular rate sensor (gyroscope), solid-state low power Dosimeter/Geiger Counter in non-magnetic finish, ultra low power 15 channel CubeSat GPS L1 receiver with DROP (Dead-Reckoning Orbital Propagator), Active GPS Antenna module, including a set of two Magnetorquer rods to validate the magnetic field measurements and Coarse Attitude Control in X-Y plane, with drivers.

The unit can monitor the satellite tumbling rate in order of +/- 250 degrees per second in all three axes X, Y, Z, respectively. For cases where the tumbling rate is much less than several degrees per second, the magnetic field measurement can provide with a much more precise vector components granularity in order to post-determine the derivative of the angular range changes. The piPLASMA Evaluation Kit TM/TC Demo Software also calculates the Total Magnetic vector and can display it into the live feed graph as an example of derived in-orbit environment parameter product. To monitor the surrounding plasma density, the Langmuir Probe working in the Ion Saturation region with fixed negative bias is utilized to estimate the particle per cubic meter density causing the satellite braking forces. Radiation environment is monitored using solid state Dosimeter/Geiger Counter with actual Rate of measurements output (incremental counts per minute counter). Orbital parameters and degradation can be post-calculated from position, velocity and time information provided using the reduced minimum output GPS receiver data. Flight heritage optimized GPS firmware uses the SkyFox Labs' proprietary DROP (Dead Reckoning Orbital Propagator) algorithm to compensate for orbital regions affected by terrestrial jammers penetrating to LEO regions causing GPS signal outage as well as for signal fading caused by improper antenna pointing or satellite tumbling without the need for uplink data.

The Telemetry Engine is ready to provide with the most important unit temperatures (Langmuir Probe frontend, gyroscope and magnetometer temperatures), input bus voltage and current, as well as the Active GPS Antenna preamplifier DC bias feed current sampling.

The Engineering Model (EM) with the same mechanical and electrical properties is available with software limitation to maximum velocity (500 m/s). Red Remove Before Flight Finish is applied to prevent interchange with the Flight Model unit.

Spaceflight is challenging. Get to know what Your Satellite is up to!

Part Number: piPLASMA/FM (Flight Model)

Product Summary

World’s First CubeSat Space Flight & Weather Monitor
1x Langmuir Probe and 1x Active GPS antenna with 3x Coaxial Cables INCLUDED
Ion Plasma Langmuir Probe instrument
Langmuir Probe -5VDC Negative Bias and Preamplifier
Local Ion Plasma Density estimation measurements (particles per m3)
Photoelectric Effect Sensor Input and sensing
Solid State Low Power Dosimeter/Geiger Counter
Low Power CubeSat GPS Receiver with DROP (Dead Reckoning Orbital Propagator)
50nTrms 3-axis AMR Magnetometer
250°/s (DPS) 3-axis MEMS Angular Rate Sensor
Two ~0.07 Am2 Magnetorquer Rods with bipolar drivers in X-Y standard CubeSat coordinates
Sample rates: 4 Hz, 1 Hz, 0.4 Hz, 0.1 Hz
Ion Density measurements spatial resolution down to 1.9 km at SSO LEO velocity
Housekeeping Measurements Engine
Uptime Counter
Straightforward use – Plug-and-play device
Allow Nonstop Operation with conventional 1U CubeSat power budget
Power consumption: 165 to 640mW, 3.3 V, mode dependent
Connectors: PC/104+ pin header (System Interface), 3x MCX (GPS Antenna, Langmuir Probe, Photoelectric sensor)
Supports: High Gain Passive and Active GPS Antennas, DC Bias Output (3.3V @ 50mA)
Fixed Length + CR/LF UART Interface datagrams at 9600-8-N-1
Mass: 128 grams

Dual Use Goods: YES
HS Code:
Lead Time: 2-4 Weeks + Shipping
Country of Origin: Czech Republic

Pricing (EUR)

Qty.  Unit Price  Ext. Price
1:    15900 €      15900 €
3:    14310 €      42930 €

piPLASMA/EM (Engineering Model)

Space-Friendly™ Space Flight & Weather Monitor

Spacecraft design is challenging. Get ready for the Flight Model easily!

Part Number: piPLASMA/EM (Engineering Model)

Product Summary

Engineering Model for Satellite and Software Development purposes
World’s First CubeSat Space Flight & Weather Monitor
Ion Plasma Langmuir Probe instrument
Langmuir Probe -5VDC Negative Bias and Preamplifier
Local Ion Plasma Density estimation measurements (particles per m3)
Photoelectric Effect Sensor Input and sensing
Solid State Low Power Dosimeter/Geiger Counter
Low Power CubeSat GPS Receiver with DROP (Dead Reckoning Orbital Propagator), 500 m/s Velocity Limit
50nTrms 3-axis AMR Magnetometer
250°/s (DPS) 3-axis MEMS Angular Rate Sensor
Two ~0.07 Am2 Magnetorquer Rods with bipolar drivers in X-Y standard CubeSat coordinates
Sample rates: 4 Hz, 1 Hz, 0.4 Hz, 0.1 Hz
Housekeeping Measurements Engine
Uptime Counter
Straightforward use – Plug-and-play device
Power consumption: 165 to 640mW, 3.3 V, mode dependent
Connectors: PC/104+ pin header (System Interface), 3x MCX (GPS Antenna, Langmuir Probe, Photoelectric sensor)
Supports: High Gain Passive and Active GPS Antennas, DC Bias Output (3.3V @ 50mA)
Fixed Length + CR/LF UART Interface datagrams at 9600-8-N-1
Mass: 123 grams

Dual Use Goods: YES
HS Code:
Lead Time: 2-4 Weeks + Shipping
Country of Origin: Czech Republic

piPLASMA/EK (Evaluation Kit)

The piPLASMA Evaluation Kit is the Full Set of Hardware making the integration of the piPLASMA CubeSat Space Flight and Weather Monitor Quick & Easy job!

Connect it with the FTDI USB-to-Serial cable and the piPLASMA Evaluation Kit Telemetry/Telecommand Demo Software with live feed graphs. It will allow you to deploy, connect and operate all piPLASMA features easily!

Part Number: piPLASMA/EK (Evaluation Kit)

Product Summary

piPLASMA Evaluation Board with TXD, RXD indicating LEDs
Langmuir Probe Test Reference Resistors (10G, 1G, 100M and 10MOhms)
Photoemission Sensor Demo, including 8x Warm White LED "Sun" illumination matrix
Test pins ready for Oscilloscope Probe hooks
Two 300 mm long Coaxial Cables with MCX-Right Angle Connectors for interconnection of the piPLASMA Unit and the Evaluation Kit
PC/104+ Stack Connector with 3x RXD/TXD data pin Selector, 6x Power Selector
MS Windows-Compatible Demo Software Included (on associated USB Flashdrive)
4x M3 Polyimide standoffs for the Eval Kit PCB
Header for the external USB-to-TTL serial cable connector
FTDI Serial-to-USB Cable included
Powered and operated directly from USB port i.e. from portable PC
Dimensions: 99.40x66.50 mm

Dual Use Goods: YES
HS Code: 8473.3020
Lead Time: 1-3 weeks + Shipping
Country of Origin: Czech Republic

piPLASMA/LP (Langmuir Probe)

Space-Friendly™ Planar Ion Langmuir Probe

The piPLASMA/LP is the World's First Space-Friendly™ CubeSat Ion Saturation Region Plasma Langmuir Probe intended for Z+/- CubeSat side wall mounts. It was designed to operate with -5V DC negative bias to collect positive ions at orbital velocities, assuming total ion collection velocity of 8000 m/s and typical LEO plasma densities of 10^5 to 10^8/m3, providing 5-5000 nA typical current range through its collection aperture area in ram direction. The unit contains the photoelectric sensor (solid state photodiode).

To monitor the surrounding plasma density, the Langmuir Probe working in the Ion Saturation region with fixed negative bias is utilized to estimate the particle per cubic meter density causing the satellite braking forces.

Part Number: piPLASMA/LP (Langmuir Probe)

Product Summary

CubeSat Ion Saturation Region Planar Langmuir Probe
Ready for -5VDC Negative Bias and LEO velocity
Intended to Local Ion Plasma Density estimation measurements (particles per m3)
Coplanar Photoelectric Effect Sensor Output and sensing
Connectors: 2x MCX (Langmuir Probe + Guard, Photoelectric sensor)
Mass: 35 grams

Dual Use Goods: YES
HS Code:
Lead Time: 2-4 Weeks + Shipping
Country of Origin: Czech Republic