A discussion of NewSpace applications and deployable sub-systems – with DcubeD
A conversation about the opportunities that deployable systems and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products are bringing to the space industry.
In this episode we speak with Thomas Sinn of Deployables Cubed (DcubeD) – a Munich-based NewSpace company, and satsearch member, specializing in the development of deployable components and sub-systems for small satellites. We discuss:
- The use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components in satellites
- How to standardize and develop an existing product so that it can be considered a COTS system
- What space companies can do to industrialize processes and develop product portfolios to meet demand
- What capabilities and opportunities deployable systems can bring to satellite missions, and what the trade-offs can be
About DcubeD’s products
The DCUBED SPACE SELFIE STICK, shortened to D3S3, is a deployable camera attached to an 80 cm, self-unfurling boom that can take health monitoring and promotional images of a satellite in orbit.
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