Unicorn-1 Platform

Unicorn-1 was Alba Orbital's first PocketQube platform and was designed in partnership with the European Space Agency.

First Mission -

The first Unicorn-1, launched in 2022

Unicorn-1 trialed the world's first picosatellite low earth orbit inter-satellite link to a geo-stationary platform.

Details

Size: 2p (Double PocketQube), 50mm x 50 mm x114mm

Mass: 490 grams (approx). 100g available for payload

Payload: S-band Inter Satellite Link (ISL) radio, 

Orbit: SSO

Power: 1W On-Orbit Average Power

Passive attitude stabalisation

PQ60 Payload Compatible

Case Studies: We worked with TUV Nord, Alter Technology and Optocap to develop the 'Optosat' for Semiconductor in space verification and demonstration. We published a paper on the project at the UK Space Conference 2017 - Link.